# CVE-2016-10140: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to view all CCTV images and browse directories due to insecure Apache configuration in ZoneMinder.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10140, DLA-806-1, GHSA-qgrq-7wwj-vr5c, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10140

## What is CVE-2016-10140?

CVE-2016-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoneminder Zoneminder, published on 13 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Information disclosure and authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Apache HTTP Server configuration bundled with ZoneMinder v1.30 and v1.29, which allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to browse all directories in the web root, e.g., a remote unauthenticated attacker can view all CCTV images on the server via the /events URI.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zoneminder Zoneminder.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-10140?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-10140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Zoneminder 未授权访问批量检测工具：ZoneMinder v1.30和v1.29捆绑的Apache HTTP Server配置中存在信息泄露和认证绕过漏洞，允许远程未认证攻击者浏览web根目录下的所有目录。 (github_poc): https://github.com/asaotomo/CVE-2016-10140-Zoneminder-Poc

## Other vulnerabilities in Zoneminder Zoneminder

- [CVE-2008-3882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3882/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-65791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65791/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43360/): ZoneMinder Time-based SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29806/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-8423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8423/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoneminder Zoneminder, published on 13 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zoneminder Zoneminder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10140

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10140/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.