8.1

CVE-2016-6659: cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
Published 23-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6659 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cloudfoundry cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Pivotal_software2 products
Cloudfoundry1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links