What is CVE-2016-6639?

CVE-2016-6639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Php-Buildpack, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-6639?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Php-Buildpack

CVE-2016-6639

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cloudfoundry Php-buildpack
Pivotal Cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime — versions 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6639?: CVE-2016-6639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Php-Buildpack, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-6639?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.