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TI-2016-06771 Aliases CVE-2016-8218GHSA-vc7q-m69g-gmvq

Improper input validation in Cloud Foundry

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01297 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Cloud FoundryCloud Foundry—No fix listedCNA
  • Cloud Foundry Vendor— Affected Cloud Foundry Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 203VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:204:*:*:*:*:*:*:*204VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*205VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:206:*:*:*:*:*:*:*206VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*207VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:208:*:*:*:*:*:*:*208VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*209VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*210VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:211:*:*:*:*:*:*:*211VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*212VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:213:*:*:*:*:*:*:*213VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:214:*:*:*:*:*:*:*214VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*215VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:217:*:*:*:*:*:*:*217VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*218VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*219VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*220VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:221:*:*:*:*:*:*:*221VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:222:*:*:*:*:*:*:*222VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:223:*:*:*:*:*:*:*223VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:224:*:*:*:*:*:*:*224VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:225:*:*:*:*:*:*:*225VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*226VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:227:*:*:*:*:*:*:*227VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*228VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*229VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*230VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cf-release:231:*:*:*:*:*:*:*231VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:routing-release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.141.0VulnerableCloudFoundry Foundation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8218
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vc7q-m69g-gmvq

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-05702 Command injection in Cloud Foundry CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03116 Improper privilege management in Cloud Foundry CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04340 Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04339 The password change functionality in Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05705 Applications in cf-release before 245 can be configured and pushed with a user-provided… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2018-01109 Insufficient session expiration in Dell EMC Cloud Controller CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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