CVE-2016-8738

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-8738
  • Assigner
  • security@apache.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-09-20T17:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-07-01T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.9
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8738
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8738
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:41:32 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 21:12:35 2017-09-20T17:29Z 2017-09-20T17:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 21:12:35 2018-07-01T01:29:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 21:12:35 Modified Vulnerability Status updated