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CVE-2016-4003

Published: Apr 12, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.0%
Top 4.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the URLDecoder function in JRE before 1.8, as used in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28, when using a single byte page encoding, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multi-byte characters in a url-encoded parameter.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Java Runtime EnvironmentLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Java Development KitLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
strutsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.struts:struts2-core
OSS Libraries
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
IBM Call Center for CommerceOn-prem
Databases
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
StrutsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-028.html
struts.apache.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86311
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035268
securitytracker.com
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