The Apache Commons FileUpload component provides a simple yet flexible means of adding support for multipart
file upload functionality to servlets and web applications.
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.
CVE-2016-3092 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
The Apache Commons FileUpload component provides a simple yet flexible means of adding support for multipart file upload functionality to servlets and web applications.
Library home page: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-fileupload/commons-fileupload/1.3.1/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - :x: **commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 5149eecccd483f26ca5c88849b289cbf53b498e0
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
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.
Publish Date: 2016-07-04
URL: CVE-2016-3092
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3092
Release Date: 2016-07-04
Fix Resolution (commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload): 1.3.2
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.owasp.esapi:esapi): 2.2.0.0