CVE-2016-1242

file_open in Tryton before 3.2.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.14, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.8.x before 3.8.8, and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files via the name parameter or unspecified other vectors.

Published: 2016-09-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-1242 is rated Low Risk (31.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1242

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 2025-03-30 0.82% 0.21% -0.60%
2 2025-03-29 0.24% 0.82% +0.57%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.7 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1242

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-1242

GHSA-jpr7-8rxm-4vgx · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Tryton allow authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files via the name parameter

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-1242

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-1242 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tryton-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1242
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-1242 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tryton-server), 23 status rows across 23 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 16, ignored 4, DNE 1, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1242

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tryton tryton 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton <= 3.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tryton tryton 3.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:tryton:tryton:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1242

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