Improper authentication in Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and…
Priority LOW 38CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01144 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier | Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier Vendor— Affected Cloud Foundry v247 and earlier and UAA v3.9.2 & earlier and UAA bosh (uaa-release) v23 & earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 23.0 | Vulnerable | CloudFoundry Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 247.0 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.9.2 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:cloud_foundry_uaa_bosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 23.0 Vulnerable ·CloudFoundry Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 247.0 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_uaa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pj8-jjrc-8g8h
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-6659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pj8-jjrc-8g8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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