Is CVE-2016-1499 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1499 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1499?

CVE-2016-1499 has a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-1499?

Patch guidance is available from owncloud security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-1499.

Fix CVE-2016-1499 - HIGH owncloud owncloud

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-1499?

7 products: owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud, owncloud owncloud server, owncloud owncloud server, and 2 more.

Description

ownCloud Server before 8.0.10, 8.1.x before 8.1.5, and 8.2.x before 8.2.2 allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information from a directory listing and possibly cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via the force parameter to index.php/apps/files/ajax/scan.php.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure CWE-399

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OWNCLOUD
Published: 1/8/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

owncloud : owncloudowncloud : owncloudowncloud : owncloudowncloud : owncloud_serverowncloud : owncloud_serverowncloud : owncloud_serverowncloud : owncloud_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD