CVE-2018-15796

Signing Key Extraction in Bits Service Release

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Published Nov 9, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cloud Foundry Bits Service Release, versions prior to 2.14.0, uses an insecure hashing algorithm to sign URLs. A remote malicious user may obtain a signed URL and extract the signing key, allowing them complete read and write access to the the Bits Service storage.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cloud Foundry

bits-service-release

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`all versions`	affected	< 2.14.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:bits_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7658	Cloud Foundry Bits Service Release, versions prior to 2.14.0, uses an insecure hashing algorithm to sign URLs. A remote malicious user may obtain a signed URL and extract the signing key, allowing them complete read and write access to the the Bits Service storage.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.712% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-15796

History

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Subscriptions

Pivotal Software Bits Service

Weaknesses

CWE-326

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Nov 9, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:09 PM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 9, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:43 AM

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