CVE-2016-6795 (GCVE-0-2016-6795)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-20 17:00
Modified
2024-09-17 02:33
Severity ?
CWE
  • Possible path traversal in the Convention plugin
Summary
In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Version: 2.3.x before 2.3.31
Version: 2.5.x before 2.5.5
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