CVE-2016-6655 Command injection in Cloud Foundry
A malicious user can execute arbitrary commands on Cloud Foundry servers via a command injection flaw in a common script.
- 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-2016-6655?
CVE-2016-6655 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Cloud Foundry, published on 13 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6655?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cloudfoundry Cf-Mysql-Release, Cloudfoundry Cf-Release.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-6655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rmm-hmcx-2hg3.