Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects older Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime deployments that use the Pivotal Account application. An already authorized user could take over another user's account, causing lockout and possible privilege escalation. The source bundle does not provide a CVSS score or detailed exploit conditions. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running PCF Elastic Runtime 1.8.x or 1.9.x with the Pivotal Account application. Current Cloud Foundry or VMware Tanzu environments are not listed in the provided sources unless they match those legacy versions. Treat this as a legacy-platform identity risk. If affected PCF versions remain in production, prioritize remediation because account takeover can disrupt user access and may escalate privileges. If those versions are retired, document that status and close the exposure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PCF Elastic Runtime 1.8.x to 1.8.29 or later.; Upgrade PCF Elastic Runtime 1.9.x to 1.9.7 or later.; Check the Pivotal advisory for supported upgrade or mitigation guidance..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4959CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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