GHSA-5ggr-mpgw-3mgx

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    GHSA-5ggr-mpgw-3mgx

    Published: 13 May 2022Last Modified: 13 Oct 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-1182

    Summary: Improper Input Validation in Apache Struts

    Details: ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1182, https://github.com/kawasima/struts1-forever/commit/eda3a79907ed8fcb0387a0496d0cb14332f250e8, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540, https://github.com/apache/struts, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1182, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html, http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.html, http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.struts:struts-core

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts-core

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.10
    1.3.5
    1.3.8
    1.3.9

    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
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