CVE-2016-8218 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-8218?

CVE-2016-8218 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8218?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cloudfoundry Cf-Release, Cloudfoundry Routing-Release.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation routing-release versions prior to 0.142.0 and cf-release versions 203 to 231. Incomplete validation logic in JSON Web Token (JWT) libraries can allow unprivileged attackers to impersonate other users to the routing API, aka an "Unauthenticated JWT signing algorithm in routing" issue.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cloudfoundry	Cf-Release	<= 203
Cloudfoundry	Routing-Release	<= 0.141.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-8218/PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-8218/PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8218?

CVE-2016-8218 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation routing-release versions prior to 0.142.0 and cf-release versions 203 to 231. Incomplete validation logic in JSON Web Token (JWT) libraries can allo...

How severe is CVE-2016-8218?

CVE-2016-8218 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8218?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cloudfoundry Cf-Release, Cloudfoundry Routing-Release.