What is CVE-2016-5876?

CVE-2016-5876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ownCloud, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5876?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in ownCloud

CVE-2016-5876

ownCloud server before 8.2.6 and 9.x before 9.0.3, when the gallery app is enabled, allows remote attackers to download arbitrary images via a direct request.

Published 2017-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

ownCloud — versions 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95861 (vdb-entry)
owncloud.org/security/advisory/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5876?: CVE-2016-5876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ownCloud, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5876?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.