# CVE-2016-0271: Auth bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can gain root access to arbitrary agents because the software fails to verify server identity in JMS or HTTP sessions.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94jj-r65q-xf26

## What is CVE-2016-0271?

CVE-2016-0271 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 8 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The agents in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.x before 6.0.1.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.3.3, and 6.2.x before 6.2.1.1 do not verify a server's identity in a JMS session or an HTTP session, which allows local users to obtain root access to arbitrary agents via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0271?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Urbancode Deploy.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0271?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0271 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Urbancode Deploy

- [CVE-2016-8938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8938/): File upload in UrbanCode Deploy (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-8900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8900/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4481/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-1149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1149/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-0267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0267/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0271 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0271 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 8 Jul 2016. 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-2016-0271 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Urbancode Deploy. 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-2016-0271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0271/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0271
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0271
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0271

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0271/
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