CVE-2016-4461
N/A
Published: October 16, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsStrutsOncommand Balance
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0785.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.3.29
Affected range stops below 2.3.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91277x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0004/x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-036.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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