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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2016-1182: Vulnerabilities in Apache Struts affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-1181 and CVE-2016-1182)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2016-1182: Vulnerabilities in Apache Struts affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-1181 and CVE-2016-1182)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/27/2018
Modified
09/30/2019

Description

ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-7-0-0-0-pi64303
  • ibm-was-install-8-0-0-0-pi64303
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-pi64303
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-pi64303
  • ibm-was-upgrade-7-0-0-0-7-0-0-43
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-0-0-0-8-0-0-13
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-10
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-0-1

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