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SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420479

Description

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

 - The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote
 attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field. (CVE-2016-4465)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg75-68x3-7p3q

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420479

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: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4465

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4465

BID: 91278

cwe: CWE-20