CVE-2016-4461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0785.

Published: 2017-10-16

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5450	Apache Struts forced double OGNL evaluation
Github GHSA	GHSA-864w-r5qj-h6fj	Apache Struts forced double OGNL evaluation

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01704.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91277
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0004/
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-036.html

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Struts

Netapp Oncommand Balance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-10-16T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.387Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-16T16:29:00.607

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-4461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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