Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting org.apache.struts:struts2-core package, versions [2.0.0,2.5.30)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    18.56% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESTRUTS-2635340
  • published 12 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 12 Apr 2022
  • credit Chris McCown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to version 2.5.30 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.struts:struts2-core is a popular open-source framework for developing web applications in the Java programming language.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The fix issued for CVE-2020-17530 was incomplete. Some of the tag’s attributes could perform a double evaluation if a developer applied forced OGNL evaluation by using the %{...} syntax. Using forced OGNL evaluation on untrusted user input can lead to a Remote Code Execution and security degradation.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

9.8 critical