CVE-2016-4465
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
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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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.3.20,<2.3.29 | 2.3.29 |
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.5.0,<2.5.13 | 2.5.13 |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12352818/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91278
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348253
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-041.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4465
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/a0fdca138feec2c2e94eb75ca1f8b76678b4d152
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/eccc31ebce5430f9e91b9684c63eaaf885e603f9
- https://github.com/apache/struts
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.