CVE-2017-4994

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation cf-release versions prior to v263; UAA release 2.x versions prior to v2.7.4.18, 3.6.x versions prior to v3.6.12, 3.9.x versions prior to v3.9.14, and other versions prior to v4.3.0; and UAA bosh release (uaa-release) 13.x versions prior to v13.16, 24.x versions prior to v24.11, 30.x versions prior to 30.4, and other versions prior to v40. There was an issue with forwarded http headers in UAA that could result in account corruption.

Published: 2017-06-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-4994 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Mandatory action: 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-2017-4994

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 2025-03-17 0.08% 0.26% +0.17%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.08% -0.80%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-4994

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-4994

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-4994

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh <= 39 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 13.12 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.13 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.14 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 13.15 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:13.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 24.7 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.8 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.9 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh 24.10 cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:24.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_cf <= 262 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa <= 4.2.0 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 2.7.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 2.7.4.17 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:2.7.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software cloud_foundry_uaa 3.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2017-4994

URL Tags
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2017-4994/ Mitigation Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence