CVE-2016-9880

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-03-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The GemFire broker for Cloud Foundry 1.6.x before 1.6.5 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1 has multiple API endpoints which do not require authentication and could be used to gain access to the cluster managed by the broker.

Affected products

GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1: from 1.6.0 before 1.6.5; 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1 1.6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96146
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9880
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96146
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9880

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