CVE-2017-8033: cloudfoundry capi-release Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8033 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in cloudfoundry capi-release. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-07-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Cloud Controller API in Cloud Foundry Foundation CAPI-release versions prior to v1.35.0 and cf-release versions prior to v268. A filesystem traversal vulnerability exists in the Cloud Controller that allows a space developer to escalate privileges by pushing a specially crafted application that can write arbitrary files to the Cloud Controller VM.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.