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CVE-2016-9177

HighPublished

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spark 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

Published: Nov 4, 2016
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Aug 4, 2026

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

4.4%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 90.9%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spark 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

Sources

perwendel__spark_CVE-2016-9177_2-5-1Exploit
Exploit for CVE-2016-9177 targeting Spark Java web framework, demonstrating directory traversal vulnerability in version 2.5.1 for security testing and vulnerability analysis.

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