CVE-2016-2160 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2160 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-2160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 8 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Redhat Openshift. 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-2016-2160/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2160/index.md)
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to root by modifying the root password in an STI builder image within OpenShift.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2160?
CVE-2016-2160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 8 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and OpenShift Origin allow remote authenticated users to execute commands with root privileges by changing the root password in an sti builder image.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2160?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Openshift, Redhat Openshift Origin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2160?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-2160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2160 in the wild and no public exploit code.