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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-254
- Affected
- cloudfoundry/php-buildpack · pivotal/cloud foundry elastic runtime
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/php-buildpack/commit/e2db3ccd4812e0c0aba20720fc51789d981aba67Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6639Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cloudfoundry/php-buildpack/commit/e2db3ccd4812e0c0aba20720fc51789d981aba67Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6639Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.