CVE-2020-5400: cloud foundry capi Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-5400 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in cloud foundry capi. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 27-02-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller (CAPI), versions prior to 1.91.0, logs properties of background jobs when they are run, which may include sensitive information such as credentials if provided to the job. A malicious user with access to those logs may gain unauthorized access to resources protected by such credentials.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST8.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.75%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.75% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileThe product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Affected systems
Cloudfoundry2 products
- capi-release< 1.91.0
- cf-deployment< 12.33.0
Cloud foundry1 product
- capi≥ unspecified, < 1.91.0
2 vendors · 3 products