CVE-2016-5006
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Cloud Controller in Cloud Foundry before 239 logs user-provided service objects at creation, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive user credential information via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Cloud Controller component in Cloud Foundry versions prior to 239 improperly logs user-provided service objects at the time of creation, exposing sensitive credential information in application logs. An attacker with access to these logs can retrieve plaintext credentials used for service bindings.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 238.0<= 1.6.32= 1.7.0= 1.7.1= 1.7.2= 1.7.3= 1.7.4= 1.7.5= 1.7.6= 1.7.7= 1.7.8= 1.7.9= 1.7.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine your Cloud Foundry versionUse the cf CLI command 'cf curl /v2/info' or check your deployment manifest to identify the Cloud Foundry or Elastic Runtime versionAffected if The version is 238.0 or lower, or matches any of these Elastic Runtime versions: 1.6.32, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.9, or 1.7.10
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Verify Cloud Controller is in useConfirm your Cloud Foundry deployment includes the Cloud Controller component by checking your deployment configuration or by querying the API endpointAffected if Cloud Controller is present in the deployment
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Examine application logs for service binding credentialsRetrieve application logs using 'cf logs <app_name> --recent' or access the log aggregation system (such as Loggregator) and search for service binding creation eventsAffected if Logs contain plaintext credentials, service keys, or sensitive service object properties that should not be visible
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Search logs for service object serialization patternsSearch application and Cloud Controller logs for patterns indicating full service object dumps, particularly at the time of service binding creationAffected if Logs show serialized service objects or credential hashes in plain text during service binding operations
You are affected if your Cloud Foundry version falls within the affected ranges AND your application logs contain plaintext credentials from service bindings.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Cloud Foundry to version 239 or later to remediate. Additionally, audit existing logs for exposed credentials and rotate any credentials that may have been logged.
Cloud Foundry >= 239; Elastic Runtime >= 1.6.33 or >= 1.7.3
- Upgrade Cloud Foundry CF deployment to version 239 or later
- For Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime, upgrade to version 1.6.33 or later if on 1.6.x line
- For Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime, upgrade to version 1.7.3 or later if on 1.7.x line
- Verify the upgrade by checking that the Cloud Controller no longer logs user-provided service credentials
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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