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SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin (GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 409937

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2016-6795)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 409937

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6795

BID: 93773

cwe: CWE-22