medium
5.3
CWE
601
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-6636

First published: Fri Sep 30 2016(Updated: )

The OAuth authorization implementation in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 242; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.7, 3.x before 3.3.0.5, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4; UAA BOSH before 11.5 and 12.x before 12.5; Elastic Runtime before 1.6.40, 1.7.x before 1.7.21, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1; and Ops Manager 1.7.x before 1.7.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 mishandles redirect_uri subdomains, which allows remote attackers to obtain implicit access tokens via a modified subdomain.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cloud Foundry UAA<=12.3
Cloud Foundry<=241
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.0
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.1
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.2
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.3
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.4
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.5
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.6
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.7
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.8
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.9
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.10
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.11
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.12
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.13
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.14
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.15
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.17
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.18
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.19
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.20
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.21
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.22
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.23
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.25
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.26
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.27
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.28
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.29
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.30
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.31
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.32
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.33
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.34
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.35
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.36
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.37
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.38
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.6.39
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.0
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.1
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.2
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.3
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.4
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.5
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.6
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.7
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.8
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.9
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.10
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.11
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.12
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.13
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.14
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.15
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.16
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.17
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.18
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.19
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.7.20
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime=1.8.0
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.0
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.1
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.2
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.3
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.4
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.5
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.6
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.7
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.8
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.9
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.10
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.11
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.7.12
Pivotal Cloud Foundry Ops Manager=1.8.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.3.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.3.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.4.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.5.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.6.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.0.2
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.0.3
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.2
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.3
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=2.7.4.6
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.0.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.0.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.1.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.2.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.2.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.3.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.3.0.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.4.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.4.1
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)=3.4.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-6636?

    CVE-2016-6636 has been identified as a high severity vulnerability impacting OAuth authorization in various versions of Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-6636?

    To fix CVE-2016-6636, upgrade to the latest patched versions of Pivotal Cloud Foundry and associated components listed in the vulnerability details.

  • What versions are affected by CVE-2016-6636?

    CVE-2016-6636 affects specific versions of Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Cloud Foundry UAA, Elastic Runtime, and Ops Manager up to various versions as outlined in the vulnerability report.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2016-6636?

    The impact of CVE-2016-6636 includes potential unauthorized access to sensitive user data due to flawed OAuth authorization implementations.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-6636?

    There are no official workarounds for CVE-2016-6636; upgrading to the fixed versions is the recommended course of action.

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