Pivotal Cloud Foundry 239 and earlier, UAA (aka User Account and Authentication Server)…
Priority LOW 28CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Pivotal Cloud Foundry 239 and earlier, UAA (aka User Account and Authentication Server) 3.4.1 and earlier, UAA release 12.2 and earlier, PCF (aka Pivotal Cloud Foundry) Elastic Runtime 1.6.x before 1.6.35, and PCF Elastic Runtime 1.7.x before 1.7.13 does not validate if a certificate is expired.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01032 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven): 3.3.0.3, 3.4.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.3.0.3 | 3.3.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp |
| — | org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) | 3.4.0 to before 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.3.0.3 Fixed in 3.3.0.3 Patch available GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp
- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.4.2 Fixed in 3.4.2 Patch available GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 239 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 to before 1.6.35; 1.7.0 to before 1.7.13 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.2 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 239 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 to before 1.6.35; 1.7.0 to before 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.2 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.0.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.4.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp
References
Advisory 8
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/2.7.4.6
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.3.0.3
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v12.3
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.4.2
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-release/releases/tag/v240
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5016
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v11.3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5016
More Spring by Pivotal Cloud Foundry vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04326 The Cloud Controller in Cloud Foundry before 239 logs user-provided service objects at… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05699 The UAA /oauth/token endpoint in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 243; UAA 2.x before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-05687 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2016-03841 SQL injection vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 238; UAA 2.x before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-05706 Improper authentication in Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-02583 Access control flaw in Pivotal Cloud Foundry CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-5016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rc2r-w8jv-vggp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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