CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0793

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before version 10.0.0.Final, there is a vulnerability in the servlet filter restriction mechanism that allows remote attackers to read sensitive files in the WEB-INF or META-INF directories.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain access to confidential information, potentially leading to serious security breaches within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade WildFly to version 10.0.0.Final or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS