Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8040
CVE-2017-8040
Description
In Single Sign-On for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) 1.3.x versions prior to 1.3.4 and 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.3, an XXE (XML External Entity) attack was discovered in the Single Sign-On service dashboard. Privileged users can in some cases upload malformed XML leading to exposure of data on the Single Sign-On service broker file system.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:single_sign-on_for_pivotal_cloud_foundry:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-8040nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100617nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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