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CVE-2016-8738

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 3.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-8738
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
3.23%
Apache

Original NVD 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.