Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.24.1 does not properly cache method references when used with OGNL before 3.0.12, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block access to a web site) via unspecified vectors.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-3093 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not Vulnerable. This issue affects Struts 2 only; it does not affect the versions of struts as shipped with various Red Hat products.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | struts | Not affected |
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