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CVE-2016-0793

Published: Apr 1, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
15.6%
Top 3.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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

n/an/a
jboss wildfly application serverredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
org.wildfly:wildfly-parentMavenOSS Libraries
org.wildfly:wildfly-undertowMavenOSS Libraries
WildFlyRed Hat Inc.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us
support.hpe.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573/
exploit-db.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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