8.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-6659
Cloud Foundry UAA Privilege Escalation
Description

Cloud Foundry before 248; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.12, 3.x before 3.6.5, and 3.7.x through 3.9.x before 3.9.3; and UAA bosh release (aka uaa-release) before 13.9 for UAA 3.6.5 and before 24 for UAA 3.9.3 allow attackers to gain privileges by accessing UAA logs and subsequently running a specially crafted application that interacts with a configured SAML provider.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 23, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6659 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 cloud_foundry_uaa
2 Pivotal_software cloud_foundry
1 Cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh
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-2016-6659.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6659 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
    Added Reference https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 23.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 23.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/ No Types Assigned https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:247.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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

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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

0.66857

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability