SB2016093008 - Access bypass in Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime



SB2016093008 - Access bypass in Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime

Published: September 30, 2016 Updated: October 3, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016093008
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Access bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6636)

The vulnerability alows a remote user to obtain implicit access tokens on the target system.
The weakness is caused by incorrect validation of redirect_uri during OAuth authorization flow. By using different request subdomain attackers can get implicit access tokens.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to access implicit tolens on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.