CVE-2016-4438
The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2.3.19 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted expression.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The REST plugin in Apache Struts 2 2.3.19 through 2.3.28.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted expression.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 16.74% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 16.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN07710476/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000110VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91275Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348238Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-037.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.