What is the severity of CVE-2016-6659?

CVE-2016-6659 is considered to have a medium severity due to potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6659?

To fix CVE-2016-6659, update to the latest release of Cloud Foundry UAA or Pivotal Cloud Foundry that is not susceptible to this vulnerability.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-6659?

CVE-2016-6659 affects users of Cloud Foundry versions before 248 and UAA versions before 3.9.3.

What are the risks associated with CVE-2016-6659?

The risks include unauthorized access to sensitive data and privileges if an attacker exploits the logged information.

Is CVE-2016-6659 being actively exploited?

As of my last update, there were no confirmed reports of active exploitation of CVE-2016-6659, but it's still advisable to apply the necessary updates.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-6659

high

8.1

CWE

287

23/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-6659

First published: Fri Dec 23 2016(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cloud Foundry UAA	<=23.0
Cloud Foundry	<=247.0
Cloud Foundry User Account and Authentication (UAA)	<=3.9.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6659?
CVE-2016-6659 is considered to have a medium severity due to potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6659?
To fix CVE-2016-6659, update to the latest release of Cloud Foundry UAA or Pivotal Cloud Foundry that is not susceptible to this vulnerability.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-6659?
CVE-2016-6659 affects users of Cloud Foundry versions before 248 and UAA versions before 3.9.3.
What are the risks associated with CVE-2016-6659?
The risks include unauthorized access to sensitive data and privileges if an attacker exploits the logged information.
Is CVE-2016-6659 being actively exploited?
As of my last update, there were no confirmed reports of active exploitation of CVE-2016-6659, but it's still advisable to apply the necessary updates.

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