CVE-2016-4438

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
62.1%
top 1.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apache Struts
Timeline
PublishedJul 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2.3.19 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted expression.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin2.3.19 — 2.3.29
▶Mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-core2.3.19 — 2.3.29
▶NVDapache/struts7 versions+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts 2↗2022-05-14
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GHSA
Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts 2↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2016-4438: The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2↗2016-07-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
struts: Possible RCE via REST plugin↗2016-06-17
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4438 struts: Possible RCE via REST plugin↗2016-06-20
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CVE-2016-4438 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 | cvebase.io