CVE-2016-1182
HIGH8.2EPSS 3.2%Improper Input Validation in Apache Struts
Published: 5/13/2022Modified: 10/13/2025
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 packages (2)
- Maven/org.apache.struts:struts-corefrom 0, <= 1.3.10
- Maven/struts:strutsfrom 0, <= 1.2.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
References (19)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1182
- PATCHhttps://github.com/apache/struts
- WEBhttp://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097
- WEBhttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.html
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540
- WEBhttps://github.com/kawasima/struts1-forever/commit/eda3a79907ed8fcb0387a0496d0cb14332f250e8
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006
- WEBhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1182
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- WEBhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html