CVE-2016-9885

Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1. The gfsh (Geode Shell) endpoint, used by operators and application developers to connect to their cluster, is unauthenticated and publicly accessible. Because HTTPS communications are terminated at the gorouter, communications from the gorouter to GemFire clusters are unencrypted. An attacker could run any command available on gfsh and could cause denial of service, lost confidentiality of data, escalate privileges, or eavesdrop on other communications between the gorouter and the cluster.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: n/a GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95270 vdb entry
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9885 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9885?
CVE-2016-9885 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9885?
To fix CVE-2016-9885, 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-2016-9885 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9885 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-9885?
CVE-2016-9885 affects n/a GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1.
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