CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2016-6655

Cf Mysql Release vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation Cloud Foundry release versions prior to v245 and cf-mysql-release versions prior to v31. A command injection vulnerability was discovered in a common script used by many Cloud Foundry components. A malicious user may exploit numerous vectors to execute arbitrary commands on servers running Cloud Foundry.
Affected vendor
Cloudfoundry
Affected product
Cf Mysql Release
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-06-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-6655

  • Confirm whether Cloudfoundry Cf Mysql Release is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-6655.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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