CVE-2016-4430
Apache Struts CSRF Vulnerability
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4430- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4430- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2139 No score
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2139- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38qw-j787-v8c2
Apache Struts CSRF Vulnerability
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-38qw-j787-v8c2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4430- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-38qw-j787-v8c2
Apache Struts CSRF Vulnerability
Apache Struts 2 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 mishandles token validation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-38qw-j787-v8c2- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreMaven |
2.3.20 to 2.3.28.1 | 2.3.29 |
org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreMaven |
2.3.20 up to 2.3.29, plus listed versions 2.3.20.12.3.20.32.3.242.3.24.12.3.24.32.3.282.3.28.1 |
2.3.29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4430 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Struts, published July 4, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.70%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core 2.3.29.
References
struts.apache.org/docs/s2-038.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348249
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987854
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000111
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN45093481/index.html
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securityfocus.com/bid/91281
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4430
web.archive.org/web/20210123144953/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91281
github.com/apache/struts/commit/b28b78c062f0bf3c79793a25aab8c9b6c12bce6e