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ghsa-86vq-8qhc-5rqw

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-14 03:15

Modified

2024-01-04 21:32

Severity ?

5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator

Details

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and 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.

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         package: {
            ecosystem: "Maven",
            name: "org.apache.struts:struts2-core",
         },
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            {
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                  },
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                  },
               ],
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            },
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      },
   ],
   aliases: [
      "CVE-2016-8738",
   ],
   database_specific: {
      cwe_ids: [
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      ],
      github_reviewed: true,
      github_reviewed_at: "2022-11-03T22:42:43Z",
      nvd_published_at: "2017-09-20T17:29:00Z",
      severity: "MODERATE",
   },
   details: "If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and 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.",
   id: "GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw",
   modified: "2024-01-04T21:32:56Z",
   published: "2022-05-14T03:15:07Z",
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      },
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      },
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   severity: [
      {
         score: "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
         type: "CVSS_V3",
      },
   ],
   summary: "Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator",
}

CVE-2016-8738 (GCVE-0-2016-8738)

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

▼	URL	Tags
	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	Version: 2.5 - 2.5.5

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