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CVE-2016-4003

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...

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

Description

Cross-site Scripting in Apache Struts

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

org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMavenOSS Libraries
IBM Call Center for CommerceIBM Corp.
On-prem
Databases
StrutsApache Software Foundation
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Java Runtime EnvironmentOracle Corp.
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Java Development KitOracle Corp.
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4003
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/4720f46a63caaf9db97ba27dc51ac5ad21e66bdc
github.com
https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/5421930b49822606792f36653b17d3d95ef106f9
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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