HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2016-5016
MEDIUM

CVE-2016-5016

CWE-295Published: April 24, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.9
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Pivotal Cloud Foundry 239 and earlier, UAA (aka User Account and Authentication Server) 3.4.1 and earlier, UAA release 12.2 and earlier, PCF (aka Pivotal Cloud Foundry) Elastic Runtime 1.6.x before 1.6.35, and PCF Elastic Runtime 1.7.x before 1.7.13 does not validate if a certificate is expired.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-5016 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 5.9.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

pivotal_software4 product(s)
cloud foundrycloud foundry elastic runtimecloud foundry uaacloud foundry uaa-release
Source: NVD CPE · 4 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-release/releases/tag/v240
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v11.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v12.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/2.7.4.6
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.3.0.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.4.2
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5016
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-release/releases/tag/v240
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v11.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v12.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/2.7.4.6
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.3.0.3
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.4.2
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5016

All References (14)

→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-release/releases/tag/v240Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v11.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v12.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/2.7.4.6Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.3.0.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.4.2Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5016Vendor Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-release/releases/tag/v240Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v11.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa-release/releases/tag/v12.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/2.7.4.6Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.3.0.3Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/releases/tag/3.4.2Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
→
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-5016Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2016-5016
CVSS Score5.9 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-295
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedApr 24, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2016-5016 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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