{"id":"CVE-2016-1182","title":"ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, …","summary":"ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, …","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cwe":["CWE-20"],"vendor":"apache","product":"struts","affected":["struts = 1.0","struts = 1.0.1","struts = 1.0.2","struts = 1.1","struts = 1.2.0","struts = 1.2.1","struts = 1.2.2","struts = 1.2.3","struts = 1.2.4","struts = 1.2.5","struts = 1.2.6","struts = 1.2.7","struts = 1.2.8","struts = 1.2.9","struts = 1.3.5","struts = 1.3.6","struts = 1.3.7","struts = 1.3.8","struts = 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1.3.10"],"published":"2016-07-04","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T16:17:24.810","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1182","references":[{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91067","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036056","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://github.com/kawasima/struts1-forever/commit/eda3a79907ed8fcb0387a0496d0cb14332f250e8","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1182","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006/","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html","label":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65044642/index.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000097","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91067","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036056","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343540","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/kawasima/struts1-forever/commit/eda3a79907ed8fcb0387a0496d0cb14332f250e8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1182","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.25737,"epssPercentile":0.97957,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-15T15:20:52.260994Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T16:13:11.490Z","slug":"CVE-2016-1182","body":"## Overview\n\nActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `struts = 1.0`\n- `struts = 1.0.1`\n- `struts = 1.0.2`\n- `struts = 1.1`\n- `struts = 1.2.0`\n- `struts = 1.2.1`\n- `struts = 1.2.2`\n- `struts = 1.2.3`\n- `struts = 1.2.4`\n- `struts = 1.2.5`\n- `struts = 1.2.6`\n- `struts = 1.2.7`\n- `struts = 1.2.8`\n- `struts = 1.2.9`\n- `struts = 1.3.5`\n- `struts = 1.3.6`\n- `struts = 1.3.7`\n- `struts = 1.3.8`\n- `struts = 1.3.9`\n- `struts = 1.3.10`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version 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