Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation
Published Oct 16, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.09%
Description
Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0785.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- n/a
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.09% (0.08085) | 94.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.34% (0.08341) | 94.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 80.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.64% (0.03643) | 79.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 80.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.41% (0.09408) | 94.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 9.41% (0.09408) | 94.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 6.98% (0.06975) | 93.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 3.65% (0.03650) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 86.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 85.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.62% (0.08623) | 93.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 13, 2022 | 8.62% (0.08623) | 93.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.40% (0.08404) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.40% (0.08404) | 82.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91277 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-864w-r5qj-h6fj Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4461
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0004 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-036.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91277 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-864w-r5qj-h6fj | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4461 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0004 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-036.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
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