CVE-2016-1231

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.81% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory prosody.im Vendor Advisory prosody.im
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html vendor advisory
https://prosody.im/issues/issue/520
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439 vendor advisory
http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ patch vendor advisory
https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1231?
CVE-2016-1231 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1231?
To fix CVE-2016-1231, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1231 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1231 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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