CVSS 3.0
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2016-6795
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 8.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:struts
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg | Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin | >=2.3.0 <2.3.31 | 2.3.31 |
| GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg | Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin | >=2.5.0 <2.5.5 | 2.5.5 |