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CVE-2015-5170

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks on PWS and log a user into an arbitrary account by leveraging lack of CSRF checks.

Affected products

• Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller cf-release versions prior to v255: before 216 — fixed in 216
• PCF Elastic Runtime: before 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.7.0
• Cloud Foundry UAA: before 2.5.2 — fixed in 2.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller cf-release versions prior to v255 216; PCF Elastic Runtime 1.7.0; Cloud Foundry UAA 2.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101579
• https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5170-5173
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101579
• https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-5170-5173

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