# CVE-2016-1182: Improper Input Validation in Apache Struts

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-1182-improper-input-validation-in-apache-struts  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-1182 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Input Validation in Apache Struts

Technologies: [org.apache.struts:struts-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-struts-struts-core), [struts:struts (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/struts-struts). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-1182 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-1182 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-1182?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.struts:struts-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3.10; struts:struts (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-1182?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-1182?** Check whether you run org.apache.struts:struts-core (Maven) or struts:struts (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- org.apache.struts:struts-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3.10
- struts:struts (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-1182
- GHSA-5ggr-mpgw-3mgx

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