CVE-2016-4438
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 16.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 16.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2.3.19 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted expression.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.74% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-07-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | struts |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.html
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