CWE
613
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2015-5171

First published: Tue Oct 24 2017(Updated: )

The password change functionality in Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.7.0 allow attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to expire existing sessions.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server<2.5.2
2.5.2
Cloud Foundry CF Release<216
Pivotal Elastic Runtime<1.7.0
Pivotal UAA<2.5.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-5171?

    CVE-2015-5171 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-5171?

    To fix CVE-2015-5171, update Cloud Foundry Runtime to cf-release version 216 or higher, UAA to version 2.5.2 or higher, or Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime to version 1.7.0 or higher.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2015-5171?

    CVE-2015-5171 affects Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release versions before 216, UAA versions before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime versions before 1.7.0.

  • What impact does CVE-2015-5171 have?

    Mitigation of CVE-2015-5171 requires ensuring all components are updated and reviewing session management policies.

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