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CVE-2016-1231

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP file-serving module (mod_http_files) in Prosody 0.9.x before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP file-serving module (mod_http_files) in Prosody 0.9.x before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified path.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • prosody.im /issues/issue/520 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3439 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • blog.prosody.im /prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • prosody.im /security/advisory_20160108-1/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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