# CVE-2016-3708: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass network isolation in multi-tenant OpenShift clusters by exploiting specific s2i build configurations to access restricted pods.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cjv-9553-8x8j

## What is CVE-2016-3708?

CVE-2016-3708 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, when multi-tenant SDN is enabled and a build is run in a namespace that would normally be isolated from pods in other namespaces, allows remote authenticated users to access network resources on restricted pods via an s2i build with a builder image that (1) contains ONBUILD commands or (2) does not contain a tar binary.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3708?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Openshift.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3708?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-3708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift

- [CVE-2014-3496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3496/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0234/): Hardcoded credentials in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2060/): Command injection in OpenShift Origin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4561/): Path traversal in openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0163/): Command injection in Openshift (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3708 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-2016-3708 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-2016-3708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3708

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