Bypass Access Controls Affecting org.apache.struts:struts2-core package, versions [2.0.0, 2.3.15.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.49% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESTRUTS-30051
  • published 21 Sep 2013
  • disclosed 21 Sep 2013
  • credit Zhu Gang, Zhang Jin

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to version 2.3.15.3 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 Bypass Access Controls. It allows remote attackers to bypass access controls via a crafted action: prefix.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

5.4 medium