CVE-2016-3093: Denial of service in Apache Struts

CVE-2016-3093 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

Denial of service in Apache Struts

Technologies: org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-3093 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-3093 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-3093?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
ognl:ognl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.12; org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.3.24.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-3093?
Yes. ognl:ognl (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.12 or later; org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.24.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-3093?
Check whether you run ognl:ognl (Maven) or org.apache.struts:struts2-core (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.

How to fix

  • ognl:ognl (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.12 or later
    # set ognl:ognl to 3.0.12 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.24.3 or later
    # set org.apache.struts:struts2-core to 2.3.24.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • ognl:ognl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.12
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.3.24.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-3093
  • GHSA-383p-xqxx-rrmp

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