# CVE-2016-0203: Information disclosure in Cloud Orchestrator

> An authenticated user can view sensitive background information about virtual machine actions in their projects, exposing internal operational details.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v7v4-rfm9-vpp2

## What is CVE-2016-0203?

CVE-2016-0203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Cloud Orchestrator, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in the IBM Cloud Orchestrator task API. The task API might allow an authenticated user to view background information associated with actions performed on virtual machines in projects where the user belongs to.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0203?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Cloud Orchestrator, Ibm Smartcloud Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Cloud Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-0204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0204/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-4399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4399/): Weak cryptography in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2019-4396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4396/): Other in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-4461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4461/): Other in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-4459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4459/): Cross-site scripting in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0203 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0203 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Cloud Orchestrator, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Cloud Orchestrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0203/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0203/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0203
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0203
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0203

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0203/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.