CVE-2016-6286
Spiffy-CGI-Handlers HTTPoxy Remote Code Execution
Description
The "spiffy-cgi-handlers" egg would convert a nonexistent "Proxy" header to the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which would allow attackers to direct CGI programs which use this environment variable to use an attacker-specified HTTP proxy server (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of spiffy-cgi-handlers before 0.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 10, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 11, 2017, 2:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2016-6286.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-19 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:http-client:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6286 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6286
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.13 }} 0.00%
score
0.46740
percentile