CVE-2016-6639 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2016-6639
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2016-6639 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2016-6639 Details

Status: Deferred

Last updated: 🕥 12 Apr 2025, 10:46 UTC
Originally published on: 🕝 18 Sep 2016, 02:59 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 3128 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2016-6639 Vulnerability Summary

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.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2016-6639

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2016-6639 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2016-6639

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2016-6639 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2016-6639, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2016-6639, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2016-6639 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2016-6639 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2016-6639 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.361% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 72.54% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 27.459999999999994% of others.

CVE-2016-6639 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:php-buildpack:4.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:pivotal:cloud_foundry_elastic_runtime:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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