CVE-2016-4314: wso2 carbon Path Traversal
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-4314 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in wso2 carbon. EPSS estimates a 12.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 16-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated4.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
12.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 12.35% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (hyp3rlinx.altervista.org)
Maturity: unknown
WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 - Local File Inclusion
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Org.wso2.carbon.commons1 product
- org.wso2.carbon.logging.view.ui≤ 4.4.5
Wso21 product
- carbon4.4.5
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138330/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-LOCAL-FILE-INCLUSION.txtX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0098X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory