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CVE-2017-4955

CWE-532Published: June 13, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal PCF Elastic Runtime 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.65, 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.48, 1.8.x versions prior to 1.8.28, and 1.9.x versions prior to 1.9.5. Several credentials were present in the logs for the Notifications errand in the PCF Elastic Runtime tile.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-4955 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

pivotal_software1 product(s)

cloud foundry elastic runtime

Source: NVD CPE · 143 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97082

ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4955

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97082

ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4955

All References (4)

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97082Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4955Mitigation · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97082Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4955Mitigation · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-4955

CVSS Score9.8 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessCWE-532

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedJun 13, 2017

Related CVEs (CWE-532)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2017-4955 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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