CVE-2016-1182
ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 25.74% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
EPSS moved from 22.7% on 21 September 2026 to 25.7% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036056Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/kawasima/struts1-forever/commit/eda3a79907ed8fcb0387a0496d0cb14332f250e8Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1182Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.htmlPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.