CVE-2016-6795
UNKNOWN
Published 2017-09-20T17:00:00Z
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Description
In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.
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Advisory Details
In Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side. This vulnerability is only exploitable when using the Struts 2 Convention plugin in conjunction with Apache Struts.
Affected Packages
Maven
org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin
ECOSYSTEM:
≥2.3.0
<2.3.31
Maven
org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin
ECOSYSTEM:
≥2.5.0
<2.5.5
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
9.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
PACKAGE
https://github.com/apache/struts
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: January 4, 2024
References
Published: 2017-09-20T17:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T02:33:08.731Z
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