CVE-2017-4972

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v257; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.14, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.8, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.10, and other versions prior to v3.15.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.12, 24.x versions prior to v24.7, and other versions prior to v30. An attacker can use a blind SQL injection attack to query the contents of the UAA database.

Published: 2017-06-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-4972 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-4972

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 1.08% +0.79%
2 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.29% -0.32%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-4972

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-4972

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-4972

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cloudfoundry cf-release <= 256 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh <= 29 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.7 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.8 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.9 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.10 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.11 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.4 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.5 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.6 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 30 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 30.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 30.2 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 30.3 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:30.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa <= 3.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-4972

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