CVE-2016-2169 Business logic in Cloud Controller

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept traffic intended for platform services by creating conflicting application routes, leading to data exposure and security bypass.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-2169?

CVE-2016-2169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Controller, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cloud Foundry Cloud Controller, capi-release versions prior to 1.0.0 and cf-release versions prior to v237, contain a business logic flaw. An application developer may create an application with a route that conflicts with a platform service route and receive traffic intended for the service.

Weakness: CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2169?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cloudfoundry Capi-Release, Cloudfoundry Cf-Release.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x468-qcc8-c34f.

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