# CVE-2016-0708: Information disclosure in Cloud Foundry

> Attackers can remotely disclose environment variables and service details from Cloud Foundry applications using specific Java buildpack configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rr6c-mf52-hvf4

## What is CVE-2016-0708?

CVE-2016-0708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry, published on 11 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Applications deployed to Cloud Foundry, versions v166 through v227, may be vulnerable to a remote disclosure of information, including, but not limited to environment variables and bound service details. For applications to be vulnerable, they must have been staged using automatic buildpack detection, passed through the Java Buildpack detection script, and allow the serving of static content from within the deployed artifact. The default Apache Tomcat configuration in the affected java buildpack versions for some basic web application archive (WAR) packaged applications are vulnerable to this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0708?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cloudfoundry Cf-Release, Cloudfoundry Java Buildpack.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Foundry

- [CVE-2015-5171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5171/): Cloud Foundry Runtime Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-5172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5172/): Cloud Foundry Runtime has Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-8218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8218/): Auth bypass in Cloud Foundry (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4992/): Cloud Foundry UAA privilege escalation with user invitations (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6658/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry, published on 11 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud Foundry. 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-2016-0708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0708

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0708/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.