CVE-2016-4438: Input Validation
First published: Mon Jun 20 2016(Updated: )
It was found that it is possible to pass a malicious expression which can be used to execute arbitrary code on server side when using the REST Plugin. External References: <a href="https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.html">https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.html</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| maven/org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin | >=2.3.19<2.3.29 | 2.3.29 |
| maven/org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >=2.3.19<2.3.29 | 2.3.29 |
| =2.3.20 | ||
| =2.3.20.1 | ||
| =2.3.20.3 | ||
| =2.3.24 | ||
| =2.3.24.1 | ||
| =2.3.24.3 | ||
| =2.3.28 | ||
| Apache Struts | =2.3.20 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.20.1 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.20.3 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.24 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.24.1 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.24.3 | |
| Apache Struts | =2.3.28 | |
| redhat/Struts | <2.3.29 | 2.3.29 |
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Reference Links
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4438
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6d7ac40dcede1793a4534a3dc249fd562d495e8c
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/76eb8f38a33ad0f1f48464ee1311559c8d52dd6d
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/c9c21378f2fb2ff21355c128c45e106ebd87ad7c
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/deefeffd11425f0cd0b797cd86a9b3550234262b
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4prj-vw9j-v6pr (Advisory)
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/github-advisory-latest
- alias/GHSA-4prj-vw9j-v6pr
- alias/CVE-2016-4438
- collector/github-advisory
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/author
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/apache
- canonical/apache struts
- version/apache struts/2.3.20
- version/apache struts/2.3.20.1
- version/apache struts/2.3.20.3
- version/apache struts/2.3.24
- version/apache struts/2.3.24.1
- version/apache struts/2.3.24.3
- version/apache struts/2.3.28
- package-manager/maven
- package-manager/redhat