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CVE-2016-1231

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Published: Jan 12, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (13)

Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Prosody
1 product
Prosody
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 22
Fedora
Version 23
Configuration B
9 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Prosody
Prosody
Version 0.9.0
Prosody
Version 0.9.1
Prosody
Version 0.9.2
Prosody
Version 0.9.3
Prosody
Version 0.9.4
Prosody
Version 0.9.5
Prosody
Version 0.9.6
Prosody
Version 0.9.7
Prosody
Version 0.9.8
Configuration C
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 7.0
Debian Linux
Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (14)

Source: security@debian.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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