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CVE-2016-3715

Files Accessible to External Parties: Is CVE-2016-3715 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Public exploit
Exploit-DB
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
5.5 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
75%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-552 · Files Accessible to External Parties
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
No
at scale
Technical impact
Partial
on success

CISA decision, by how critical the affected system is to you:

  • low impact → Track
  • medium impact → Track
  • high impact → Attend

Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗

public exploits

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baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (2008 days after publication)

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timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
  3. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  4. Published by NVD

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability — ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~75%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for ImageMagick ImageMagick: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-552 · Files Accessible to External Parties.