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SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412492

Description

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

 - 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. (CVE-2016-8738)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412492

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 12/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8738

BID: 94657

cwe: CWE-20