PT-2016-2303
CVE-2016-4433
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Published
2016-07-04
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Updated
2022-05-17
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apache Struts 2 versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct redirection attacks via a crafted request. This is due to insufficient input validation in the Apache Struts platform. Exploitation of the issue may enable a remote attacker to bypass existing access restrictions using a specially crafted request.
Recommendations
For Apache Struts 2 versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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