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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2016-8220

High
7.5/10

Summary

Pivotal Gemfire for PCF, versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.5.0 and 1.7.x prior to 1.7.1.0, contain an information disclosure vulnerability. The application inadvertently exposed WAN replication credentials at a public route.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published