CVE-2016-9461

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are not properly verifying edit check permissions on WebDAV copy actions. The WebDAV endpoint was not properly checking the permission on a WebDAV COPY action. This allowed an authenticated attacker with access to a read-only share to put new files in there. It was not possible to modify existing files.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
78.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 28, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (18)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-9461?
CVE-2016-9461 is a medium vulnerability published on March 28, 2017. Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are not properly verifying edit check permissions on WebDAV copy actions. The WebDAV endpoint was not properly checking the permission on a WebDAV COPY action. This allowed an authenticated attacker with access to a read-only share to…
When was CVE-2016-9461 disclosed?
CVE-2016-9461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 28, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-9461 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-9461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9461?
CVE-2016-9461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-9461?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-9461, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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