CVE-2016-0793

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0793
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-01 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIncomplete blacklist vulnerability in the servlet filter restriction mechanism in WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before 10.0.0.Final on Windows allows remote attackers to read the sensitive files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a request that contains (a) lowercase or (b) "meaningless" characters.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Wildfly Application Server 10.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1305937 – (CVE-2016-0793) CVE-2016-0793 wildfly: WEB-INF and META-INF Information Disclosure via Filter Restriction Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Wildfly - 'WEB-INF' / 'META-INF' Information Disclosure via Filter Restriction Bypass - Windows webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE-2016-0793 Wildfly Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.hpe.com
Wildfly Filter Restriction Bypass / Information Disclosure ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
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