CVE-2016-8738 affects Apache Struts versions 2.5 through 2.5.5, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious URL that, when validated by the built-in URLValidator, can overload the server process. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.9, indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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