cve/2016/CVE-2016-6795.md

### [CVE-2016-6795](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6795)
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### Description

In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/IkerSaint/VULNAPP-vulnerable-app
- https://github.com/SexyBeast233/SecBooks
- https://github.com/pctF/vulnerable-app
- https://github.com/woods-sega/woodswiki