Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cloud Foundry and UAA Components
CVE-2016-6659

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Pivotal Software

Status
Cloud Foundry V247 And Earlier And Uaa V3.9.2 & Earlier And Uaa Bosh (uaa-release) V23 & Earlier
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2016

What is CVE-2016-6659?

A vulnerability exists in Cloud Foundry and UAA components that allows attackers to escalate privileges by accessing UAA logs. This exploit involves the execution of a specially crafted application that interacts with a configured SAML provider. Affected versions prior to key updates are susceptible, making it critical for users to ensure their installations are up to date to mitigate potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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