CVE-2016-8738

In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL...

CVE-2016-8738

CVE-2016-8738 affects Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.5. The issue arises when an application accepts a URL in a form field and uses the built-in URLValidator; a specially crafted URL can be used to overload the server during URL validation, yielding a DoS effect. The provided documents confirm the vuln...

Apache Struts 2.5.x < 2.5.13 URLValidator Form Field Handling Remote DoS (S2-044)

The version of Apache Struts running on the remote host is 2.5.x prior to 2.5.13. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the URLValidator class due to improper handling of user-supplied input to the form field. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via ...