CVE-2016-6795

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    CVE-2016-6795

    Published: 20 Sept 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/, https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0320310406f6b11cfd235d7a9b866cf1de483a1e
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.3.20
    2.3.20.1
    2.3.20.2
    2.3.20.3
    2.3.21
    2.3.22
    2.3.23
    2.3.24
    2.3.24.1
    2.3.24.2
    2.3.24.3
    2.3.25
    2.3.26
    2.3.27
    2.3.28
    2.3.28.1
    2.3.29
    2.3.30

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High