CVE-2016-4003

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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-028.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86311	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035268	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4507	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-04-12 16:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-4003

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4003

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4003

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

struts

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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