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Access Restriction Bypass Affecting org.apache.struts:struts2-core package, versions [2.3.20,2.3.29)

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.91% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESTRUTS-30775
  • published 21 Jun 2016
  • disclosed 21 Jun 2016
  • credit Takeshi Terada
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Introduced: 21 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4431 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to version 2.3.29 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.struts:struts2-core is a popular open-source framework for developing web applications in the Java programming language.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct redirection attacks by leveraging a default method.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None