High
Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-4430
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 04:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2016-4430
Complete source record
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