PT-2016-2300 · Apache · Apache Struts

Adam Mariš · Published 2016-07-04 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2016-4465

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Struts versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 Apache Struts versions 2.5.x before 2.5.13

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the URLValidator class of Apache Struts. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by providing a null value for a URL field.

Recommendations For Apache Struts versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For Apache Struts versions 2.5.x before 2.5.13, update to version 2.5.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the input for URL fields to prevent null values from being processed by the URLValidator class.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01689

CVE-2016-4465

GHSA-XG75-68X3-7P3Q

Affected Products

Apache Struts

References · 14

• https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-041.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01689 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4465 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4465 · Vendor Advisory
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114 · Vendor Advisory
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12352818/index.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/struts · Note
• https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/eccc31ebce5430f9e91b9684c63eaaf885e603f9 · Note
• https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/a0fdca138feec2c2e94eb75ca1f8b76678b4d152 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348253 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91278 · Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854 · Note