CVE-2016-6639

Description

Cloud Foundry PHP Buildpack (aka php-buildpack) before 4.3.18 and PHP Buildpack Cf-release before 242, as used in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.6.38 and 1.7.x before 1.7.19 and other products, place the .profile file in the htdocs directory, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP GET request for this file.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory pivotal.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/cloudfoundry/php-buildpack/commit/e2db3ccd4812e0c0aba20720fc51789d981aba67 third party advisory patch
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6639 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6639?
CVE-2016-6639 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6639?
To fix CVE-2016-6639, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6639 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6639 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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