Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6659
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.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6659
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.34%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 68 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6659
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
4.9
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2.9
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NIST |
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8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6659
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6659
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
Cloud Foundry UAA CVE-2016-6659 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/
CVE-2016-6659: UAA Privilege Escalation | Cloud FoundryVendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-6659
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*