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CVE-2016-6659

Published: Dec 23, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
8.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 37.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earliern/a
cloud foundry uaa boshcloudfoundry
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
cloud foundrypivotal software
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
cloud foundry uaapivotal software
SaaSWeb App
Cloud & SaaS
cloudfoundryoss-projectUSCloud & SaaS
pivotal softwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/
cloudfoundry.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95085
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 23, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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