CVE-2016-0793
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.97% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- redhat/jboss wildfly application server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 11.6% on 21 September 2026 to 15.0% on 26 October 2026, peaking at 15.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.