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CVE-2016-3081 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource #56

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CVE-2016-3081 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - struts2-core-2.0.8.jar, struts2-core-2.0.11.jar

struts2-core-2.0.8.jar

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path: /java_security_book/Struts2/s2_002/target/struts2-archetype-starter/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.0.8.jar,/java_security_book/Struts2/s2_001/target/struts2-archetype-starter/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.0.8.jar,2/repository/org/apache/struts/struts2-core/2.0.8/struts2-core-2.0.8.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • struts2-core-2.0.8.jar (Vulnerable Library)
struts2-core-2.0.11.jar

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path: /java_security_book/Struts2/s2_005/target/struts2-archetype-starter/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.0.11.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • struts2-core-2.0.11.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.20.2, 2.3.24.x before 2.3.24.2, and 2.3.28.x before 2.3.28.1, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method: prefix, related to chained expressions.

Publish Date: 2016-04-26

URL: CVE-2016-3081

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: High
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: High
    • Integrity Impact: High
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-032.html

Release Date: 2017-12-31

Fix Resolution: Disable Dynamic Method Invocation if possible. Alternatively upgrade to Struts 2.3.20.3, Struts 2.3.24.3 or Struts 2.3.28.1.


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