Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6286
The "spiffy-cgi-handlers" egg would convert a nonexistent "Proxy" header to the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which would allow attackers to direct CGI programs which use this environment variable to use an attacker-specified HTTP proxy server (also known as a "httpoxy" attack). This affects all versions of spiffy-cgi-handlers before 0.5.
Products affected by CVE-2016-6286
- cpe:2.3:a:call-cc:http-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6286
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6286
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6286
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6286
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92105
Multiple CHICKEN Egg Products Multiple Security Bypass VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2016-07/msg00000.html
[Chicken-announce] [SECURITY] spiffy-cgi-handlers and http-client updateMitigation;Third Party Advisory
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