Directory traversal vulnerability in the LogViewer Admin Service in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5…
Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12352 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.logging.view.ui (Maven) | up to 4.4.5 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.logging.view.ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4314
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q
References
Exploit 3
Other 4
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-commons
- https://github.com/wso2/docs-security/blob/main/en/docs/security-announcements/security-advisories/2016/WSO2-2016-0098.md
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201207110545/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539200/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40240
More WSO2 Carbon vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03701 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allow remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-03700 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2016-4314 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4314 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjww-vqqw-v78q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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