CVE-2016-6795: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 14, 2022 (updated November 3, 2022)

In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93773
github.com/advisories/GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6795
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
struts.apache.org/docs/s2-042.html

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