9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9877
Pivotal RabbitMQ Username Password Authentication Bypass
Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal RabbitMQ 3.x before 3.5.8 and 3.6.x before 3.6.6 and RabbitMQ for PCF 1.5.x before 1.5.20, 1.6.x before 1.6.12, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7. MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) connection authentication with a username/password pair succeeds if an existing username is provided but the password is omitted from the connection request. Connections that use TLS with a client-provided certificate are not affected.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 29, 2016, 9:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 17, 2022, 2:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9877 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pivotal_software rabbitmq
1 Vmware rabbitmq
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9877.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3761
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95065
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9877 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03880en_us

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9877 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03880en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3761 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95065 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9877 No Types Assigned https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-9877 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.12:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.14:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.15:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.17:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.18:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9877 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.34 }} 0.00%

score

0.67002

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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