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CVE-2016-3081

Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method: prefix, related to chained expressions.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 34 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 31 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2016-04-26T14:59:02.207

Last Modified

2026-10-09T14:43:05.703

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-77
Type: Secondary
CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	huawei	agile_controller-campus_firmware	v100r002c00	Yes
Hardware	huawei	agile_controller-campus	-	No
Application	huawei	anyoffice	v200r005c00	Yes
Application	huawei	anyoffice	v200r006c00	Yes
Application	huawei	logcenter	v100r001c10	Yes
Application	huawei	logcenter	v100r001c20	Yes
Operating System	huawei	firehunter6000_firmware	v100r001c20	Yes
Hardware	huawei	firehunter6000	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5300_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5300_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5300_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5300_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_5300_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5500_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5500_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5500_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5500_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_5500_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5600_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5600_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5600_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5600_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_5600_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5800_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5800_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5800_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_5800_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_5800_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_6800_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_6800_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_6800_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_6800_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_6800_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_18500_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500f_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500f_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500f_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18500f_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_18500f	v3	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800_v3_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800_v3_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800_v3_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800_v3_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_18800_v3	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800f_firmware	v300r001	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800f_firmware	v300r002	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800f_firmware	v300r003c00	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_18800f_firmware	v300r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_18800f	v3	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_9000_firmware	v100r001c01	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_9000_firmware	v100r001c30	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_9000_firmware	v300r005c00	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_9000	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_n8500_firmware	v200r001c09spc505	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_n8500_firmware	v200r001c91spc205	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_n8500_firmware	v200r001c91spc900	Yes
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_n8500_firmware	v200r001c91spc901	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_n8500	-	No
Operating System	huawei	oceanstor_onebox_firmware	v100r003c10	Yes
Hardware	huawei	oceanstor_onebox	-	No
Application	apache	struts	< 2.3.20.3	Yes
Application	apache	struts	< 2.3.24.3	Yes
Application	apache	struts	< 2.3.28.1	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	2.0.0.0	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	2.0.1	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	2.2.0	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	12.0.1	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	12.0.3	Yes
Application	oracle	flexcube_private_banking	12.1.0	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.0.1	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.7.0	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.8.0	Yes
Application	oracle	micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention	10.8.1	Yes
Application	oracle	siebel_e-billing	7.1	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136856/Apache-Struts-2.3.28-Dynamic-Method-Invocation-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160527-01-struts2-en Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/struts_dmi_exec Third Party Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035665 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-032.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39756/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136856/Apache-Struts-2.3.28-Dynamic-Method-Invocation-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160527-01-struts2-en Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/struts_dmi_exec Third Party Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035665 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-032.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39756/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3081 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.