What is CVE-2016-8218?

CVE-2016-8218 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Cf-release, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8218?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cloudfoundry Cf-release

CVE-2016-8218

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…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (69.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cloudfoundry Cf-release — versions 204, 205, 206
Cloudfoundry Routing-release
N/a Cloud Foundry — versions Cloud Foundry

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8218?: CVE-2016-8218 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Cf-release, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8218?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.