PT-2016-5955 · Apache · Apache Struts 2+1

Adam Mariš · Published 2016-07-04 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2016-4430

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Struts 2 versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1

Description The issue is related to token validation mishandling, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. This is due to incorrect token validation in Apache Struts 2.

Recommendations For Apache Struts 2 versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1, update to a version that correctly handles token validation to prevent CSRF attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4430

GHSA-38QW-J787-V8C2

Affected Products

Apache Struts

Apache Struts 2

References · 14

• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN45093481/index.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-038.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4430 · Vendor Advisory
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-38qw-j787-v8c2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4430 · Security Note
• https://github.com/apache/struts · Note
• https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/b28b78c062f0bf3c79793a25aab8c9b6c12bce6e · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348249 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210123144953/http://securityfocus.com/bid/91281 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91281 · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1009282 · Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854 · Note