# CVE-2016-3084: Cloud Foundry UAA reset password vulnerable to brute force attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-3084-cloud-foundry-uaa-reset-password-vulnerable-to-brute-force-attack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-3084 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Cloud Foundry UAA reset password vulnerable to brute force attack

Technologies: [org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-cloudfoundry-identity-cloudfoundry-identity-server). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-3084 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-3084 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-3084?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-3084?** Yes. org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-3084?** Check whether you run org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server to 3.3.0.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.cloudfoundry.identity:cloudfoundry-identity-server (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-3084
- GHSA-fm5c-2rwc-887w

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