Path Traversal in Prosody
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 read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified path.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Prosody — versions 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html (vendor-advisory)
- prosody.im/issues/issue/520
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439 (vendor-advisory)
- blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1231?
- CVE-2016-1231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prosody, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1231?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.