CVE-2016-6659

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory cloudfoundry.org
Affected: n/a Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6659?
CVE-2016-6659 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6659?
To fix CVE-2016-6659, 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-2016-6659 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6659 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-6659?
CVE-2016-6659 affects n/a Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier.
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