CVE-2016-6639 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information by accessing the .profile file exposed in the web directory of Cloud Foundry PHP Buildpack deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6639?
CVE-2016-6639 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cloud Foundry PHP Buildpack (aka php-buildpack) before 4.3.18 and PHP Buildpack Cf-release before 242, as used in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.6.38 and 1.7.x before 1.7.19 and other products, place the .profile file in the htdocs directory, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP GET request for this file.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6639?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cloudfoundry Php-Buildpack, Pivotal Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6639?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq7w-4q42-qr7m.