Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5 URLValidator Server Overload Vulnerability

CVE-2016-8738 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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