CVE-2016-8738

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    CVE-2016-8738

    Published: 20 Sept 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/, https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 4bee55fee30086c786d09503125a2b1c2ae8dcfa
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.5
    2.5.1
    2.5.2
    2.5.3
    2.5.4
    2.5.5

    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