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CVE-2016-1231
Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP file-serving module (mod_http_files) in Prosody 0.9.x before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers…
Medium5.9EPSS 2.9%
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- debian
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- FEDORA-2016-e289f41b76 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/520 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-38e48069f8 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-3439 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160108 CVE-2016-1231, CVE-2016-1232: Prosody XMPP server multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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