CVE-2016-6651 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users can escalate privileges by leveraging a token in the UAA OAuth token endpoint of Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-6651?

CVE-2016-6651 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The UAA /oauth/token endpoint in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 243; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.8, 3.x before 3.3.0.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.5; UAA BOSH before 11.7 and 12.x before 12.6; Elastic Runtime before 1.6.40, 1.7.x before 1.7.21, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2; and Ops Manager 1.7.x before 1.7.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging possession of a token.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6651?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Cloudfoundry Cloud Foundry Uaa Bosh, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Ops Manager, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Uaa.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-6651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42fx-hqwh-j72r.

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