Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting org.apache.struts:struts2-core package, versions [2.0.0, 2.3.16.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    96.87% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESTRUTS-30055
  • published 25 Apr 2014
  • disclosed 25 Apr 2014
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to version 2.3.16.2 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 Arbitrary Code Execution. When a wildcard cookiesName value is used, CookieInterceptor does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0094.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

7.3 high