{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T19:40:27+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-3087","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-3087","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-3087.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3087","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3087"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-3087","description":"Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an ! (exclamation mark) operator to the REST Plugin.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"redhat","published_at":"2016-06-07 18:59:02","updated_at":"2026-05-06 22:30:45"},"problem_types":["CWE-20","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"7.5","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":7.5,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036017","name":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036017","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Apache Struts REST Plugin Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39919/","name":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39919/","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Apache Struts - REST Plugin With Dynamic Method Invocation Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854","name":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Struts v2 affect IBM Opportunity Detect - United States","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"404","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90960","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90960","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Apache Struts CVE-2016-3087 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html","name":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"S2-033","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3087","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3087","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3087","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"struts","cpe6":"2.3.20","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3087","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"struts","cpe6":"2.3.20.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3087","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"struts","cpe6":"2.3.24","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3087","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"struts","cpe6":"2.3.24.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3087","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"apache","cpe5":"struts","cpe6":"2.3.28","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[{"cve":"CVE-2016-3087","qid":"996912","title":"Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-mmj6-cjj4-hpr5)"}]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-05T23:40:15.549Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"1036017","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036017"},{"name":"39919","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred"],"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39919/"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854"},{"name":"90960","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90960"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-06-02T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an ! (exclamation mark) operator to the REST Plugin."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2019-08-12T20:45:53.000Z","orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat"},"references":[{"name":"1036017","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK"],"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036017"},{"name":"39919","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"],"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39919/"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854"},{"name":"90960","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90960"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"secalert@redhat.com","ID":"CVE-2016-3087","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an ! (exclamation mark) operator to the REST Plugin."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"1036017","refsource":"SECTRACK","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036017"},{"name":"39919","refsource":"EXPLOIT-DB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39919/"},{"name":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-033.html"},{"name":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854"},{"name":"90960","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90960"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","assignerShortName":"redhat","cveId":"CVE-2016-3087","datePublished":"2016-06-07T18:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-03-10T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-05T23:40:15.549Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2016-06-07 18:59:02","lastModifiedDate":"2026-05-06 22:30:45","problem_types":["CWE-20","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":7.5,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":true,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"22FF6282-0BCA-46EB-9648-6EE3EDA189F2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"6D1467BC-9BC8-402D-A420-615CF9698648"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"524C5119-416D-413B-BF1D-29291E23FDB2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"45446B16-F531-4C6D-B889-A8A6622C70A2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C778ADED-75B5-4AD3-8CDC-EFDFFAD5A742"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3087","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-3087","CVE":"CVE-2016-3087","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3087","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to an ! (exclamation mark) operator to the REST Plugin.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-3087"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3087","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2016-06-07","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3087","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2019-08-12","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}