CVE-2016-4431

Publication date 4 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct redirection attacks by leveraging a default method.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libstruts1.2-java	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

seth-arnold

The advisory claims "Struts 2.3.20 - Struts Struts 2.3.28.1" affected but without positive statements why that range. Marking as 'needed' for the moment.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N