# CVE-2016-1000031: Improper Access Control in commons-fileupload

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-1000031-improper-access-control-in-commons-fileupload  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-12-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-1000031 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-12-21

Improper Access Control in commons-fileupload

Technologies: [commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/commons-fileupload-commons-fileupload). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-1000031 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-1000031 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-1000031?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 21 December 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-1000031?** Yes. commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-1000031?** Check whether you run commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload to 1.3.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-1000031
- GHSA-7x9j-7223-rg5m

## Related threats

- [Apache Commons FileUpload, Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS via part headers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-48976-apache-commons-fileupload-apache-commons-fileupload-fileupload)
- [Apache Commons FileUpload denial of service via resource exhaustion](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24998-apache-commons-fileupload-denial-of-service-via-resource)
- [Arbitrary file write in Apache Commons Fileupload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-2186-arbitrary-file-write-in-apache-commons-fileupload)
- [Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-0248-incorrect-default-permissions-in-apache-commons-fileupload)
- [Commons FileUpload Denial of service vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0050-commons-fileupload-denial-of-service-vulnerability)