CVE-2016-0793

HIGH

WildFly <10.0.0.Final - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2016-0793. PoCs published by Tal Solomon of Palantir Security, tafamace.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Wildfly where restricted files in WEB-INF and META-INF directories can be accessed by bypassing filter restrictions using lowercase paths and meaningless characters. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 10.0.0.Final.

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Tal Solomon of Palantir Security · textwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573

This exploit describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Wildfly where restricted files in WEB-INF and META-INF directories can be accessed by bypassing filter restrictions using lowercase paths and meaningless characters. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 10.0.0.Final.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wildfly versions prior to 10.0.0.Final
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Wildfly server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec STUB
by tafamace · poc
https://github.com/tafamace/CVE-2016-0793

The repository contains a minimal Java project with a generic Main.java file that does not demonstrate any exploit functionality related to CVE-2016-0793. The Travis CI configuration suggests it was part of a build pipeline but lacks any exploit-specific code.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unknown (no exploit code present)
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.3000
EPSS Percentile 96.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (3)
org.wildfly/wildfly-parent 0 - 10.0.0.FinalMaven
org.wildfly/wildfly-undertow 0 - 10.0.0.FinalMaven
redhat/jboss_wildfly_application_server 10.0.0
Published Apr 01, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026