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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-11279

CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.

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CVE-2019-11279
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1 Nov 2026, 07:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-11279

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Sept 2019, 22:15 UTC

CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.

osv:CVE-2019-11279
Complete source record
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  "id": "05b01cad89737bfb43912ba937aadfef9d7644739728fc24b78c5be50559a40e",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11279",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-11279",
    "summary": "CF UAA versions prior to 74.1.0 can request scopes for a client that shouldn't be allowed by submitting an array of requested scopes. A remote malicious user can escalate their own privileges to any scope, allowing them to take control of UAA and the resources it controls.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-11279",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-11279",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-11279"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "65f366b9bbe2711a7c518cc040b6e56d8b50a383"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:uaa_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
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                        "fixed": "74.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v23",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-11279.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:00.764407798Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-11279"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-11279",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439618,
  "published_at": "2019-09-26T22:15:11.297+00:00"
}