CVE-2016-8738
Publication date 20 September 2017
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libstruts1.2-java | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.9 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H