CVE-2016-4465

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4465
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-04 22:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Struts 2.3.20 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.20.1 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.20.3 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.24 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.24.1 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.24.3 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.28 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.3.28.1 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.5 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.5 beta1 All All
Application Apache Struts 2.5 beta2 All All
Application Apache Struts 2.5 beta3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
S2-041 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 struts.apache.org Vendor Advisory
1348253 – (CVE-2016-4465) CVE-2016-4465 struts: Possible DoS attack when using URLValidator af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
JVN#12352818: Apache Struts 2 vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Struts v2 affect IBM Opportunity Detect - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Apache Struts CVE-2016-4465 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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