Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects older Cloud Foundry and UAA deployments. An attacker who can access UAA logs may be able to use information from those logs with a specially crafted application and a configured SAML provider to gain privileges. The risk is concentrated in identity and platform control planes. Exposure is likely only where affected Cloud Foundry or UAA versions are still running, especially with SAML configured and UAA logs accessible beyond tightly controlled administrators. Prioritize remediation if the organization still runs legacy Cloud Foundry or UAA with SAML. The issue targets identity privilege boundaries, but available sources do not confirm active exploitation or broad unauthenticated exposure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Cloud Foundry to version 248 or later where applicable.; Upgrade UAA to the fixed version for your deployed branch.; Upgrade uaa-release to version 13.9 or 24 as applicable..
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- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/cve-2016-6659/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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