CVE-2016-1231

5.9 MEDIUM

Published: January 12, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html

Source: security@debian.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5

Source: security@debian.org

https://prosody.im/issues/issue/520

Source: security@debian.org

https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-1/

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/