THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-0793
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-0793

Jboss Wildfly Application Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
15.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Incomplete 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.
Affected vendor
Redhat
Affected product
Jboss Wildfly Application Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2016-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 15.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-0793

  • Confirm whether Redhat Jboss Wildfly Application Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-0793.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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