9.8

CVE-2016-4436: apache struts

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-xm92-v2mq-842q
Published 03-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4436 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apache struts. EPSS estimates a 6.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.29 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to improper action name clean up.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.60% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • strutsEOL2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.11 | 2.0.11.1 | 2.0.11.2 | 2.0.12 | 2.0.14 | 2.1.6 | 2.1.8 | 2.1.8.1 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.1.1 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.1.1 | 2.3.1.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.4.1 | 2.3.7 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.14 | 2.3.14.1 | 2.3.14.2 | 2.3.14.3 | 2.3.15 | 2.3.15.1 | 2.3.15.2 | 2.3.15.3 | 2.3.16 | 2.3.16.1 | 2.3.16.2 | 2.3.16.3 | 2.3.20 | 2.3.20.1 | 2.3.20.3 | 2.3.24 | 2.3.24.1 | 2.3.24.3 | 2.3.28 | 2.3.28.1 | 2.5 | 2.5:beta1 | 2.5:beta2 | 2.5:beta3
Org.apache.struts1 product
  • struts2-core≥ 2.0.0, < 2.3.29 | ≥ 2.5-BETA1, < 2.5.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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