CVE-2016-0785: Improper Input Validation

May 14, 2022 (updated July 28, 2023)

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a “%{}” sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation.

References

struts.apache.org/docs/s2-029.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-876p-4wgc-75rx
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0785
web.archive.org/web/20210123095715/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85066
web.archive.org/web/20220118185853/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035271

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