CVE-2016-0785

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation.

Affected products

Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.3.20.3; from 2.3.21 through 2.3.24.1 — fixed in 2.3.20.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Struts 2.3.20.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-029.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85066
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035271
http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-029.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85066
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035271

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