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CVE-2016-10036Artifactory Unrestricted File Upload

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ui/artifact/upload in JFrog Artifactory before 4.16 allows remote attackers to (1) deploy an arbitrary servlet application and execute arbitrary code by uploading a war file or (2) possibly write to arbitrary files and cause a denial of…

Published May 1, 2018 · Updated Nov 20, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2016-10036 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3) affecting Artifactory (Jfrog).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Artifactory 4.16.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.

Scores

CVSS v3

9.8

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

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

25%

Higher than 97.9% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

46/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

3

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ui/artifact/upload in JFrog Artifactory before 4.16 allows remote attackers to (1) deploy an arbitrary servlet application and execute arbitrary code by uploading a war file or (2) possibly write to arbitrary files and cause a denial of service by uploading an HTML file.

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ArtifactoryJfrogSee advisory4.16

Patched Releases

Artifactory

4.16

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    May 1, 2018

  2. Last updated

    Nov 20, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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