CVE-2016-8738
N/A
Published: September 20, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorStruts
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
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/94657x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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