CVE-2016-8738

published 2017-09-20

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…

Priority P4 31 medium 5.9 CVSS 3.0

AV N AC H PR N UI N S U C N I N A H

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.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	struts	—	—
apache	struts	—	—
apache	struts	—	—
apache	struts	—	—
apache	struts	—	—
apache	struts	—	—
apache_software_foundation	apache_struts	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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