CVE-2016-0709
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export function in the Portal Site Manager in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.5%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export function in the Portal Site Manager in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry, as demonstrated by "../../webapps/x.jsp."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 77.50% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- apache/jetspeed
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 76.2% on 21 September 2026 to 77.5% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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References
- http://haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-andExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136489/Apache-Jetspeed-Arbitrary-File-Upload.htmlExploit
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/apache_jetspeed_file_upload
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed-user/201603.mbox/%3C281D02D0-6A03-4421-9D86-E73B001C8677%40bluesunrise.com%3E
- https://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html#CVE-2016-0709Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39643/Exploit
- http://haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-andExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136489/Apache-Jetspeed-Arbitrary-File-Upload.htmlExploit
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/apache_jetspeed_file_upload
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed-user/201603.mbox/%3C281D02D0-6A03-4421-9D86-E73B001C8677%40bluesunrise.com%3E
- https://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html#CVE-2016-0709Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39643/Exploit
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