CVE-2016-4465

MEDIUM

Apache Struts < 2.3.29 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (7)

[Vendor Advisory] http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12352818/index.html

[VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory] http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114

[Third Party Advisory] http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348253

[Vendor Advisory] https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-041.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91278

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.1041

EPSS Percentile 93.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (13)

apache/struts

org.apache.struts/struts2-core < 2.3.29Maven

Timeline

Published Jul 04, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026