CVE-2016-6795

critical Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
5.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 10% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: September 20, 2017 (3158 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

apache struts

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 security.netapp.com 🔗 struts.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 security.netapp.com