CVE-2016-4430 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1, stemming from improper token validation. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 8.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.20.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.