CVE-2016-8738
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts
MEDIUM 5.9
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.26 % · percentile 88 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw — Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-3130
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-8738
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-403 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Struts · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Struts | affected 2.5 - 2.5.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |