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CVE-2016-3092: apache commons_fileupload Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0260RHSA-2016:2068RHSA-2016:2069
Published 04-07-2016Last modified 07-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3092 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in apache commons_fileupload. EPSS estimates a 37.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 37% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
37.17%
0%100%
High · +1.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7

Timeline

  1. 04-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.3.2, as used in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.70, 8.x before 8.0.36, 8.5.x before 8.5.3, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M7 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long boundary string.

CVSS metrics

9 scores · 6 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

37.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +1.24 pp

From 35.93% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat72 products
  • apache-cxf< 0:2.7.18-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:2.7.18-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:2.7.18-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • hornetq< 0:2.3.25-16.SP14_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:2.3.25-16.SP14_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:2.3.25-16.SP14_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • jboss-as-appclient< 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • jboss-as-cli< 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • jboss-as-client-all< 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7 | < 0:7.5.11-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Ubuntu4 products
  • libcommons-fileupload-java< 1.3.1-2ubuntu0.1
  • tomcat6< 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • tomcat7< 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6 | < 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.1
  • tomcat8< 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1
Debian3 products
  • libcommons-fileupload-java< 1.3.2-1 | < 1.3.1-1+deb8u1 | < 1.2.2-1+deb7u3
  • tomcat7< 7.0.56-3+deb8u3 | < 7.0.28-4+deb7u5
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
Apache2 products
  • commons_fileupload≤ 1.3.1
  • tomcatEOL9.0.0:milestone1 | 9.0.0:milestone3 | 9.0.0:milestone4 | 9.0.0:milestone6 | 8.0.0:rc1 | 8.0.0:rc10 | 8.0.0:rc2 | 8.0.0:rc5 | 8.0.1 | 8.0.3 | 8.0.5 | 8.0.8 | 8.0.11 | 8.0.12 | 8.0.14 | 8.0.15 | 8.0.17 | 8.0.18 | 8.0.20 | 8.0.21 | 8.0.22 | 8.0.23 | 8.0.24 | 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 | 8.0.28 | 8.0.29 | 8.0.30 | 8.0.32 | 8.0.33 | 8.0.35 | 8.5.0 | 8.5.2 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0:beta | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2:beta | 7.0.4 | 7.0.4:beta | 7.0.5 | 7.0.5:beta | 7.0.6 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.10 | 7.0.11 | 7.0.12 | 7.0.14 | 7.0.16 | 7.0.19 | 7.0.20 | 7.0.21 | 7.0.22 | 7.0.23 | 7.0.25 | 7.0.26 | 7.0.27 | 7.0.28 | 7.0.29 | 7.0.30 | 7.0.32 | 7.0.33 | 7.0.34 | 7.0.35 | 7.0.37 | 7.0.39 | 7.0.40 | 7.0.41 | 7.0.42 | 7.0.47 | 7.0.50 | 7.0.52 | 7.0.53 | 7.0.54 | 7.0.55 | 7.0.56 | 7.0.57 | 7.0.59 | 7.0.61 | 7.0.62 | 7.0.63 | 7.0.64 | 7.0.65 | 7.0.67 | 7.0.68 | 7.0.69
Hp2 products
Mageia2 products
  • apache-commons-fileupload< 1.3.1-4.1.mga5
  • tomcat< 7.0.68-1.1.mga5
Canonical1 product
Commons-fileupload1 product
  • commons-fileupload< 1.3.2

8 vendors · 87 products

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