5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1231
Prosody mod_http_files Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Prosody prosody

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ No Types Assigned http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ No Types Assigned https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1231 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.18 }} 0.00%

score

0.82784

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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