CVE-2016-8738

Published Sep 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3130 In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:32 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM