CVE-2016-8738

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.

Published: Sep 20, 2017
Updated: May 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2016-8738
GHSA: GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5.9
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-20

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
apache / struts	2.5.2	2.5.2.x
apache / struts	2.5.1	2.5.1.x
apache / struts	2.5.4	2.5.4.x
apache / struts	2.5	2.5.x
apache / struts	2.5.5	2.5.5.x
apache / struts	2.5.3	2.5.3.x
org.apache.struts / struts2-core	2.5.0	2.5.13

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html

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CVE-2016-8738

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