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CVE-2016-3082 Apache Struts

Affected softwareApache Struts
Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in2.3.20.3, 2.3.24.3, 2.3.28.1
WeaknessImproper input validation (CWE-20)
Published26 Apr 2016
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

XSLTResult in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the stylesheet location parameter.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 10 years ago.
  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 19% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 10.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.struts:struts2-core 0 2.3.20.3 unbounded
org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.3.24 2.3.24.3 unbounded
org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.3.28 2.3.28.1 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 59 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache struts generic 2.0.0 · 2.0.1 · 2.0.2 · 2.0.3 · 2.0.4 · 2.0.5 · 2.0.6 · 2.0.7 · 2.0.8 · 2.0.9 · 2.0.10 · 2.0.11 · 2.0.11.1 · 2.0.11.2 · 2.0.12 · 2.0.13 · 2.0.14 · 2.1.0 · 2.1.1 · 2.1.2 · 2.1.3 · 2.1.4 · 2.1.5 · 2.1.6 · 2.1.8 · 2.1.8.1 · 2.2.1 · 2.2.1.1 · 2.2.3 · 2.2.3.1 · 2.3.1 · 2.3.1.1 · 2.3.1.2 · 2.3.3 · 2.3.4 · 2.3.4.1 · 2.3.7 · 2.3.8 · 2.3.12 · 2.3.14 · 2.3.14.1 · 2.3.14.2 · 2.3.14.3 · 2.3.15 · 2.3.15.1 · 2.3.15.2 · 2.3.15.3 · 2.3.16 · 2.3.16.1 · 2.3.16.2 · 2.3.16.3 · 2.3.20 · 2.3.20.1 · 2.3.24 · 2.3.24.1 · 2.3.28
osv org.apache.struts struts2-core generic ＜ 2.3.20.3 · ≥ 2.3.24 and ＜ 2.3.24.3 · ≥ 2.3.28 and ＜ 2.3.28.1

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/struts PACKAGE
http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-031.html WEB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88826
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035664

Timeline
Published2016-04-26By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.