{"id":"CVE-2016-6795","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6795","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:57:07.020Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-09-20T17:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["apache/struts"],"epss":{"score":0.08219,"percentile":0.94857,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6795","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}