CVE-2018-11041: Medium severity Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2018
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Updated

Cloud Foundry UAA, versions later than 4.6.0 and prior to 4.19.0 except 4.10.1 and 4.7.5 and uaa-release versions later than v48 and prior to v60 except v55.1 and v52.9, does not validate redirect URL values on a form parameter used for internal UAA redirects on the login page, allowing open redirects. A remote attacker can craft a malicious link that, when clicked, will redirect users to arbitrary websites after a successful login attempt.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server>=4.13.0<4.19.0
4.19.0
maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server>=4.11.0<4.12.3
4.12.3
maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server>=4.8.0<4.10.1
4.10.1
maven/org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server<4.7.5
4.7.5
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa>4.6.0<4.7.5
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa-release>48<52.9
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa>4.7.5<4.10.1
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa-release>52.9<55.1
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa>4.10.1<4.19.0
Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa-release>55.1<60

Event History

Jun 25, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 14, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:05 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-11041?

CVE-2018-11041 is a vulnerability in Cloud Foundry UAA that allows open redirects on the login page.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11041?

CVE-2018-11041 has a severity value of 6.1, which is considered medium.

3

How does CVE-2018-11041 affect Cloud Foundry UAA?

CVE-2018-11041 affects Cloud Foundry UAA versions later than 4.6.0 and prior to 4.19.0 (except 4.10.1 and 4.7.5) and uaa-release versions later than v48 and prior to v60 (except v55.1 and v52.9).

4

How does CVE-2018-11041 work?

CVE-2018-11041 exploits the lack of validation of redirect URL values on a form parameter used for internal UAA redirects on the login page, allowing open redirects.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-11041?

To fix CVE-2018-11041, update your Cloud Foundry UAA installation to version 4.19.0 or above (or 4.10.1 and 4.7.5) and uaa-release to version v60 or above (or v55.1 and v52.9).

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