CVE-2016-4438

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2.3.19 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted expression.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.htmlVendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.htmlVendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.htmlVendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 4, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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