Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4003
CVE-2016-4003
Description
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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multi-byte characters in a url-encoded parameter.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven | >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.28 | 2.3.28 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- struts.apache.org/docs/s2-028.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/86311nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035268nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3x6-9v6h-4g28ghsaADVISORY
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4507nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4003ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/apache/struts/commit/4720f46a63caaf9db97ba27dc51ac5ad21e66bdcghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/struts/commit/5421930b49822606792f36653b17d3d95ef106f9ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/struts/commit/72471d7075681bea52046645ad7aa34e9c53751eghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/struts/commit/76f188406eb9f17a06afcb5f49f0c44d749da0d2ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/struts/commit/a89bbe22cd2461748d595a89a254de888a415e6cghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161119142317/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86311ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161221184936/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035268ghsaWEB
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