GHSA-7x9j-7223-rg5m · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Access Control in commons-fileupload
Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.3 DiskFileItem File Manipulation Remote Code Execution
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-1000031 is rated High Risk (78.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.43%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-29 | 50.09% | 56.43% | +6.35% |
| 2 | 2026-04-07 | 50.67% | 50.09% | -0.58% |
| 3 | 2026-03-20 | — | 50.67% | — |
Full EPSS history (44 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-7x9j-7223-rg5m · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Access Control in commons-fileupload
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2016-1000031 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcommons-fileupload-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000031 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000031 |
suse
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critical | CVE-2016-1000031 severity critical: SUSE including 11 source package names (jakarta-commons-fileupload-1.1.1-1.37.3.1, jakarta-commons-fileupload-1.1.1-122.3.1, …), 66 product×package rows across 35 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, … (35 product lines)): Fixed 60, Known Not Affected 6. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1000031/ |
ubuntu
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negligible | CVE-2016-1000031 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (libcommons-fileupload-java, tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8), 20 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): ignored 12, DNE 4, needs-triage 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1000031 |
: Per Apache: "Having reviewed your report we have concluded that it does not represent a valid vulnerability in Apache Commons File Upload. If an application deserializes data from an untrusted source without filtering and/or validation that is an application vulnerability not a vulnerability in the library a potential attacker might leverage."
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | commons_fileupload | <= 1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |