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CVE-2016-4465
The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium5.3EPSS 10.4%
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- redhat
Description
The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.4% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-coreGHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q (opens in a new tab)
References (7)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348253 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91278 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-041.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- JVN#12352818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- JVNDB-2016-000114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .