Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Foundry's MariaDB Audit Plugin
CVE-2016-6653

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Pivotal Software

Status
Cloud Foundry Cf Mysql
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2016

What is CVE-2016-6653?

The Pivotal Cloud Foundry's MariaDB audit_plugin contains a vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers to access sensitive information. Specifically, this flaw allows unauthorized users to read syslog messages, potentially exposing confidential data such as cleartext credentials. Organizations using versions 27 and 28 of the cf-mysql-release must prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of information exposure associated with this vulnerability.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93480
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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6653
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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