# CVE-2016-9217: Missing authorization in Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Business and Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers 7.3(0)ZN(0.99)

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the underlying database of Cisco Intercloud Fabric products due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9rm7-7m57-m6gm

## What is CVE-2016-9217?

CVE-2016-9217 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Business and Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers 7.3(0)ZN(0.99), published on 26 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Business and Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to the database used by these products. More Information: CSCus99394. Known Affected Releases: 7.3(0)ZN(0.99).

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9217?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Intercloud Fabric.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9217 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9217 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Business and Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers 7.3(0)ZN(0.99), published on 26 Dec 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-2016-9217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Business and Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers 7.3(0)ZN(0.99). 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-2016-9217/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9217/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9217
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9217
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9217

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