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CVE-2016-4461

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Published: Oct 16, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0785.

Affected (2)

Apache
1 product
Struts
Netapp
1 product
Oncommand Balance
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Struts
From 2.0.0 to 2.3.29
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Oncommand Balance
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (6)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationVendor Advisory

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