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Apache Struts RCE Vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 1, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.3.19, <= 2.3.20.2
>= 2.3.25, <= 2.3.28
>= 2.3.21, <= 2.3.24.2

Patched versions

2.3.20.3
2.3.28.1
2.3.24.3

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 26, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 28, 2023
Last updated Nov 1, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

97.524%
(100th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-3081

GHSA ID

GHSA-8c6j-ffmf-q6vm

Source code

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