CVE-2016-1231

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1231
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-12 20:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.0 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.1 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.2 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.3 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.4 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.5 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.6 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.7 All All All
Application Prosody Prosody 0.9.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#520 mod_http_files allows access outside of http_files_dir (closed) - Prosody IM Issue Tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 prosody.im
Prosody 0.9.9 security release - Prosodical Thoughts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.prosody.im Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-1231, CVE-2016-1232: Prosody XMPP server multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3439-1 prosody af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: prosody-0.9.9-2.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: prosody-0.9.9-2.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Prosody security advisory 2016/01/08 - 1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 prosody.im Vendor Advisory
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