CVE-2016-1182

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score
1.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 17% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Published: July 4, 2016 (3601 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

apache struts

References