CVE-2016-6653 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the MariaDB audit_plugin component within Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release versions 27 and 28. Remote attackers can exploit this by reading syslog messages, which may contain cleartext credentials. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on confidentiality. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
27.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf_mysql:27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf_mysql:28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.