CVE-2016-8738
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
Description
Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
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 | >=2.5.0,<2.5.13 | 2.5.13 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8738
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/554b9dddb0fbd1e581ef577dd62a7c22955ad0f6
- https://github.com/apache/struts
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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