diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
index f15b50af1e..3963ac7307 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ public void restore(Map context, Object target, Member member, String propertyNa
     public boolean isAccessible(Map context, Object target, Member member, String propertyName) {
         LOG.debug("Checking access for [target: {}, member: {}, property: {}]", target, member, propertyName);
 
+        if (member == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Member cannot be null!");
+        }
         if (target != null) {
             // Special case: Target is a Class object but not Class.class
             if (Class.class.equals(target.getClass()) && !Class.class.equals(target)) {
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ protected boolean checkAllowlist(Object target, Member member) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (!disallowProxyObjectAccess && target != null && ProxyUtil.isProxy(target)) {
+        if (!disallowProxyObjectAccess && ProxyUtil.isProxy(target)) {
             // If `disallowProxyObjectAccess` is not set, allow resolving Hibernate entities to their underlying
             // classes/members. This allows the allowlist capability to continue working and offer some level of
             // protection in applications where the developer has accepted the risk of allowing OGNL access to Hibernate
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/ProxyUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/ProxyUtil.java
index 895cfb7eec..22c3444466 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/ProxyUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/util/ProxyUtil.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public static Class<?> ultimateTargetClass(Object candidate) {
      * @param object the object to check
      */
     public static boolean isProxy(Object object) {
+        if (object == null) return false;
         Class<?> clazz = object.getClass();
         Boolean flag = isProxyCache.get(clazz);
         if (flag != null) {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public static boolean isProxyMember(Member member, Object object) {
      */
     public static boolean isHibernateProxy(Object object) {
         try {
-            return HibernateProxy.class.isAssignableFrom(object.getClass());
+            return object != null && HibernateProxy.class.isAssignableFrom(object.getClass());
         } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignored) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
index 7fb560c5b0..500e6adf6a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
@@ -1233,6 +1233,34 @@ public void testOgnlValueStackFromOgnlValueStackFactoryAllStaticAccess() throws
         assertNull("accessed private field (result not null) ?", accessedValue);
     }
 
+    public void testFindValueWithConstructorAndProxyChecks() {
+        Map<String, String> properties = new HashMap<>();
+        properties.put(StrutsConstants.STRUTS_DISALLOW_PROXY_OBJECT_ACCESS, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        properties.put(StrutsConstants.STRUTS_DISALLOW_PROXY_MEMBER_ACCESS, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        loadButSet(properties);
+        refreshContainerFields();
+
+        String value = "test";
+        String ognlResult = (String) vs.findValue(
+                "new com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlValueStackTest$ValueHolder('" + value + "').value", String.class);
+
+        assertEquals(value, ognlResult);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings({"unused"})
+    public static class ValueHolder {
+        // See testFindValueWithConstructorAndProxyChecks
+        private final String value;
+
+        public ValueHolder(String value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        public String getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
     static class BadJavaBean {
         private int count;
         private int count2;
diff --git a/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessProxyTest.java b/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessProxyTest.java
index 885665a120..7a9d017fe0 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessProxyTest.java
+++ b/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessProxyTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class SecurityMemberAccessProxyTest extends XWorkJUnit4TestCase {
@@ -87,4 +88,91 @@ public void allowAllProxyAccess() {
         assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, proxy.getAction(), proxyObjectProxyMember, ""));
         assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, proxy.getAction(), proxyObjectNonProxyMember, ""));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndTargetAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, null, proxyObjectProxyMember, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndTargetAllowedAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, null, proxyObjectProxyMember, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndTargetAndMemberAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, null, proxyObjectProxyMember, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullMemberAndTargetAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        Object action = proxy.getAction();
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, action, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullMemberAndTargetAllowedAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        Object action = proxy.getAction();
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, action, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullMemberAndTargetNotAllowedAndMemberAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        Object action = proxy.getAction();
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, action, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndMemberAndTargetAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, null, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndMemberAndTargetNotAllowedAndMemberAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, null, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndMemberAndTargetAllowedAndMemberNotAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, null, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullTargetAndMemberAndTargetAndMemberAllowed() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyObjectAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        assertThrows("Member cannot be null!", IllegalArgumentException.class,
+                () -> sma.isAccessible(context, null, null, ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void nullPropertyName() {
+        sma.useDisallowProxyMemberAccess(Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        Object action = proxy.getAction();
+        assertTrue(sma.isAccessible(context, action, proxyObjectProxyMember, null));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringProxyUtilTest.java b/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringProxyUtilTest.java
index 7b77294e51..dc6e58cb3a 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringProxyUtilTest.java
+++ b/plugins/spring/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/spring/SpringProxyUtilTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
     }
 
     public void testIsProxy() throws Exception {
+        assertFalse(ProxyUtil.isProxy(null));
+
         Object simpleAction = appContext.getBean("simple-action");
         assertFalse(ProxyUtil.isProxy(simpleAction));