CVE-2016-6653 — The MariaDB audit_plugin component in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release 27 and 28 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading syslog messages, as demonstrated by cleartext credentials

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HIGH

The MariaDB audit_plugin component in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release 27 and 28 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading syslog messages, as demonstrated by cleartext credentials

Published Oct 6, 2016

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.36%

Description

The MariaDB audit_plugin component in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release 27 and 28 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading syslog messages, as demonstrated by cleartext credentials.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.36% 0.01363

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01363

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.36% (0.01363)	70.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.36% (0.01363)	68.08th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.30% (0.00297)	50.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.27% (0.00273)	68.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.27% (0.00273)	67.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.27% (0.00273)	62.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)