CVE-2016-0883

Description

Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Ops Manager before 1.5.14 and 1.6.x before 1.6.9 uses the same cookie-encryption key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to bypass session authentication by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pivotal.io/security/pcf-ops-manager-weak-authentication-scheme vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0883?
CVE-2016-0883 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0883?
To fix CVE-2016-0883, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0883 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-0883 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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