CVE-2016-8738 Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator
MediumCVSS 5.9
EPSS 3.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.13 | 2.5.13 |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.1 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.10 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.10.1 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.12 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.2 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.5 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.struts/struts2-core(Maven) | = 2.5.8 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5.1 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5.2 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5.3 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5.4 | No fix listed |
| apache struts | = 2.5.5 | No fix listed |
| Apache Struts | = 2.5 - 2.5.5 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- github.com patch
- github.com product
- security.netapp.com
- struts.apache.org mitigation patch vendor-advisory
- github.com
- 94657 third-party-advisory vdb-entry