WSO2 Carbon directory traversal vulnerability

MEDIUM 4.9CVE-2016-4314 · GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q · Published 17/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.logging.view.ui Maven	`≤ 4.4.5`	No fix yet
carbon wso2	`= 4.4.5`	No fix yet

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.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4314 · ADVISORY
wso2/carbon-commons · PACKAGE
wso2/docs-security · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20201207110545/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/40240 · WEB
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-LOCAL-FILE-INCLUSION.txt · WEB
packetstormsecurity.com/files/138330/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Local-File-Inclusion.html · WEB
securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/92473 · Third Party Advisory
docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0098 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/40240 · Exploit

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