# CVE-2016-2346: Supply chain in n/a

> Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary code by intercepting unverified HTTP update data in PL/SQL Developer.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6r4-24w5-r764

## What is CVE-2016-2346?

CVE-2016-2346 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Allround Automations PL/SQL Developer 11 before 11.0.6 relies on unverified HTTP data for updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying fields in the client-server data stream.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2346?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Allroundautomations Pl\/Sql Developer.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2346?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2346 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2346 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2016. 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-2016-2346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2016-2346/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2346/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2346
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2346
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2346

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