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)
EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Prosody — versions 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
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.