CVE-2016-0883

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: September 18, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/pcf-ops-manager-weak-authentication-scheme
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pivotal_software