cve-2016-6795
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-20 17:00
Modified
2024-09-17 02:33
Severity ?
Summary
In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
security@apache.orghttps://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Version: 2.3.x before 2.3.31
Version: 2.5.x before 2.5.5
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