CVE-2016-4314
Directory traversal vulnerability in the LogViewer Admin Service in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the LogViewer Admin Service in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the logFile parameter to downloadgz-ajaxprocessor.jsp.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 12.35% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- wso2/carbon
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 10.6% on 21 September 2026 to 12.4% on 4 November 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://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-LOCAL-FILE-INCLUSION.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138330/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0098Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40240/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-LOCAL-FILE-INCLUSION.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138330/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0098Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40240/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.