CVE-2016-3092: apache commons_fileupload Improper Input Validation
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.
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?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7Timeline
- 04-07-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-10-2026Last 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- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
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
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04
Commons-fileupload1 product
- commons-fileupload< 1.3.2
8 vendors · 87 products
References
91 links- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000121Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource JVNDBVDB EntryVendor AdvisoryWEB
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- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05204371X Refsource CONFIRMPatchPermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryWEB