vulnerability
Apache Struts: S2-042 (CVE-2016-6795): Security updates available for Apache Struts
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 20, 2017 | Jan 19, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2017
Added
Jan 19, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_31apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_5
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