HIGH
wildfly: WEB-INF and META-INF Information Disclosure via Filter Restriction Bypass
Published Apr 1, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 15.57%
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- 10.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Only Wildfly application servers running on Windows operating systems are affected; no versions of Red Hat JBoss EAP or layered products are affected.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.57% 0.15572
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15572
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (53 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11.64% (0.11645) | 95.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 11.64% (0.11645) | 95.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 11.64% (0.11645) | 95.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 11.64% (0.11645) | 95.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.57% (0.15572) | 96.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 30.00% (0.30000) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2026 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 13, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 35.27% (0.35266) | 96.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 32.17% (0.32173) | 96.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.83% (0.24830) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.91% (0.52908) | 97.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 24.83% (0.24830) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 52.91% (0.52908) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 32.16% (0.32156) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 52.91% (0.52908) | 97.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.16% (0.32156) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.81% (0.06813) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.79% (0.09787) | 95.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 9.11% (0.09110) | 94.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2024 | 10.12% (0.10122) | 94.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 9.82% (0.09817) | 94.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 11.83% (0.11827) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 14.84% (0.14842) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2023 | 12.97% (0.12968) | 94.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 11.43% (0.11425) | 94.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.40% (0.08405) | 93.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 34.79% (0.34789) | 97.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.79% (0.34789) | 96.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0793 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q87-22gr-r8qf Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0793
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0793
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0793 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q87-22gr-r8qf | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0793 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0793 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 1, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 16, 2015
Link CVE-2016-0793
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-9Q87-22GR-R8QF Updated n/a