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CVE-2016-8738

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Published: Sep 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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 (6)

Products: Apache: Struts
Apache
1 product
Struts
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apache
Struts
Version 2.5.1
Struts
Version 2.5.2
Struts
Version 2.5.3
Struts
Version 2.5.4
Struts
Version 2.5.5
Struts
Version 2.5

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: security@apache.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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