vulnerability
Apache Struts: S2-036 (CVE-2016-4461): Security updates available for Apache Struts
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 16, 2017 | Nov 9, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 16, 2017
Added
Nov 9, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0785.
Solutions
apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_29apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_1
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