CVE-2016-1182

Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-04 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.

Affected products

Apache Struts: 1.0, 1.0-beta1, 1.0-beta2, 1.0-beta3, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 (+22)

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91067
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036056
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540

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