CVE-2019-3800 — CF CLI version prior to v6

CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is t

01What is this vulnerability?

CF CLI version prior to v6.45.0 (bosh release version 1.16.0) writes the client id and secret to its config file when the user authenticates with --client-credentials flag. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CF CLI config file can act as that client, who is the owner of the leaked credentials.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cloud Foundry	CF CLI Release	v1.x before v1.16.0
Cloud Foundry	CF CLI	versions prior to v6.45.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-08-05T16:38:20.424Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T04:29:08.973Z

09References

• www.cloudfoundry.org — https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3800
• pivotal.io — https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3800