fkie_cve-2016-8738
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-09-20 17:29
Modified
2024-11-21 02:59
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache struts 2.5
apache struts 2.5.1
apache struts 2.5.2
apache struts 2.5.3
apache struts 2.5.4
apache struts 2.5.5


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