CVE-2016-1499

Exp

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.

Published: 2016-01-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-1499 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.47%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-1499

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1499

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 2026-06-26 3.99% 3.47% -0.52%
2 2026-06-15 0.50% 3.99% +3.49%
3 2026-04-16 — 0.50% —

Full EPSS history (36 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1499

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H 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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 4.7 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C 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:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 7.8 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1499

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-1499

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-1499 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (owncloud), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): DNE 3, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1499

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1499

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owncloud owncloud <= 8.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud 8.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1499

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