cve-2016-8738
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-20 17:00
Modified
2024-09-16 20:32
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
security@apache.orghttps://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657Third 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/s2-044.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Version: 2.5 - 2.5.5
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