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CVE-2016-1231

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.87%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-1231
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.87%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP file-serving module (mod_http_files) in Prosody 0.9.x before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified path.