Name: CVE-2016-6795: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-6795, CWE-22, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.12481

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Struts	—	Upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.5Upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.3.31	Jan 19, 2018	Sep 20, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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