CVE-2016-4465: Improper Input Validation

July 4, 2016 (updated August 9, 2017)

The URLValidator class in Apache Struts 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a null value for a URL field.

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12352818/index.html
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000114
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348253
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4465
struts.apache.org/docs/s2-041.html

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