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CVE-2016-0793

Published: Apr 1, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
15.6%
Top 3.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
jboss wildfly application serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
WildFlyOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.wildfly:wildfly-parent
OSS Libraries
org.wildfly:wildfly-undertow
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001/
security.netapp.com
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