CVE-2016-4003 (Medium) detected in struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar

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CVE-2016-4003 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar

Apache Struts 2

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/Struts2Example/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: 20200325141938/downloadResource_d50070f4-1279-48e5-8366-a2fcdc735d7c/20200325145151/struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 20d7b6df1b42979ec0033b63405d552a70d92b0c

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URLDecoder function in JRE before 1.8, as used in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28, when using a single byte page encoding, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multi-byte characters in a url-encoded parameter.

Publish Date: 2016-04-12

URL: CVE-2016-4003

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4003

Release Date: 2016-04-12

Fix Resolution: JRE - 1.8;Apache Struts - 2.3.28