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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-3793 affects Pivotal Apps Manager invitation handling. In affected releases, invitation requests could use HTTP, allowing someone able to observe network traffic to capture authorization credentials tied to those requests. The main business concern is credential exposure that could lead to unauthorized access or changes in the Apps Manager environment.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for affected Apps Manager deployments because the issue can expose authorization credentials and may enable unauthorized access or integrity impact. Prioritize confirmation of versions and upgrade status.
Technical view
Pivotal Apps Manager Release 665.0.x before 665.0.28, 666.0.x before 666.0.21, and 667.0.x before 667.0.7 accept HTTP for the invitation service. CVSS 8.1 reflects network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the affected Pivotal Apps Manager release trains before the fixed versions. Risk is higher where invitation traffic could cross observable or untrusted network segments.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The described abuse requires the attacker to observe network traffic while a user performs an invitation-related action over HTTP.
Researcher notes
This is a transport protection weakness mapped to CWE-300. The evidence identifies affected release trains and fixed thresholds, but the bundle provides no exploit telemetry, proof of active exploitation, or detailed vendor-side compensating controls.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade 665.0.x deployments to 665.0.28 or later.
- Upgrade 666.0.x deployments to 666.0.21 or later.
- Upgrade 667.0.x deployments to 667.0.7 or later.
- Review the vendor advisory for supported remediation guidance.
- Assess exposed credentials if invitation traffic may have used HTTP.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Pivotal Apps Manager release versions in use.
- Confirm no deployment is below the fixed release for its train.
- Review whether invitation traffic could have traversed observable networks.
- Check logs for invitation activity during suspected exposure windows.
- Confirm remediation status against the vendor advisory.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3793CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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