CVE-2016-1231 (GCVE-0-2016-1231)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-12 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://prosody.im/issues/issue/520 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2016-01-08 00:00
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