{"cve":"CVE-2016-6795","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-20T17:29:00.277","modified":"2026-06-17T00:51:46.713","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/","https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/"],"products":["apache:struts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6795","score":0.08219,"percentile":0.94886,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg","summary":"Path Traversal in Apache Struts","modified":"2024-02-19T05:33:06.499462Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-convention-plugin","ranges":[">=2.3.0 <2.3.31"],"fixed":["2.3.31"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-convention-plugin","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.5"],"fixed":["2.5.5"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}