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5.3med

CVE-2016-4465

Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator

Also known as GHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
10.4%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known

The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

10.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-core
>=2.3.20, <2.3.29
>=2.5.0, <2.5.13
2.3.29
2.5.13

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1348253 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91278 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • struts.apache.org /docs/s2-041.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • www-01.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • jvn.jp /en/jp/JVN12352818/index.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVN, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • jvndb.jvn.jp /jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_JVNDB, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4465 · advisory
  • github.com /apache/struts/commit/a0fdca138feec2c2e94eb75ca1f8b76678b4d152 · web
  • github.com /apache/struts/commit/eccc31ebce5430f9e91b9684c63eaaf885e603f9 · web
  • github.com /apache/struts · package

Sources

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