CVE-2016-3081
high
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.1
Description
Apache Struts RCE Vulnerability
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
Source fetch failed: fetch_error โ view the original via the link above.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.3.19,<2.3.20.3 | 2.3.20.3 |
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.3.21,<2.3.24.3 | 2.3.24.3 |
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.3.25,<2.3.28.1 | 2.3.28.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | struts | 2.0.0 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.4 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.5 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.6 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.7 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.8 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.9 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.10 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.11 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.11.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.11.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.12 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.13 | |
| apache | struts | 2.0.14 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.0 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.4 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.5 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.6 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.8 | |
| apache | struts | 2.1.8.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.2.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.2.1.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.2.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.2.3.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.1.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.1.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.4 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.4.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.7 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.8 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.12 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.14 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.14.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.14.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.14.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.15 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.15.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.15.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.15.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.16 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.16.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.16.2 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.16.3 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.20 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.20.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.24 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.24.1 | |
| apache | struts | 2.3.28 | |
| oracle | siebel_e-billing | 7.1 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3081.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136856/Apache-Struts-2.3.28-Dynamic-Method-Invocation-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160527-01-struts2-en
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/struts_dmi_exec
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035665
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-032.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39756/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3081
- https://github.com/apache/struts
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123152457/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210225192113/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210226011418/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035665
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39756
CWEs
CWE-77
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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