Bosh Cli
CVE-2018-1231
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
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| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources due to misconfigured permissions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cloud Foundry BOSH CLI, versions prior to v3.0.1, contains an improper access control vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. Cloud Foundry BOSH CLI, versions prior to v3.0.1, contains an improper access control vulnerability. A user with access to an instance using the BOSH CLI can access the BOSH CLI configuration file and use its contents to perform authenticated requests to BOSH. Affected products include: Pivotal Software Bosh Cli.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Cloud Foundry BOSH CLI, versions prior to v3.0.1, contains an improper access control vulnerability. A user with access to an instance using the BOSH CLI can access the BOSH CLI configuration file and use its contents to perform authenticated requests to BOSH.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Man-in-the-middle credential theft and root code execution affects the BOSH CLI (bosh-cli) prior to v7.10.4, which fails
Command injection in Cloud Foundry's BOSH CLI on Windows enables an adjacent-network attacker to execute arbitrary shell
Argument injection in bosh-cli versions before v7.10.4 lets a compromised or malicious BOSH Director inject arbitrary Op
Arbitrary command execution on operator workstations in Cloud Foundry BOSH CLI before 7.10.5 allows a compromised or mal
GitHub PoC
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