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SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core, org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (GHSA-4prj-vw9j-v6pr)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 410322

Description

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

 - 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. (CVE-2016-4438)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4prj-vw9j-v6pr

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 410322

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: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2016

Exploitable With

Elliot (Apache Struts REST Plugin OGNL Expression Handling RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4438

BID: 91275

cwe: CWE-20