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CVE-2016-6651

Published: Sep 30, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

Description

The UAA /oauth/token endpoint in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 243; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.8, 3.x before 3.3.0.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.5; UAA BOSH before 11.7 and 12.x before 12.6; Elastic Runtime before 1.6.40, 1.7.x before 1.7.21, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2; and Ops Manager 1.7.x before 1.7.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging possession of a token.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
cloud foundry uaa boshcloudfoundry
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
cloud foundrypivotal software
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
cloud foundry elastic runtimepivotal software
SaaS
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
cloud foundry ops managerpivotal software
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
cloudfoundryoss-projectUSCloud & SaaS
pivotal softwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal
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Exploitability

Workaround Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93241
securityfocus.com
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6651
pivotal.io

Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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