HIGH8.1
GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65
Apache Struts vulnerable to remote command execution (RCE) due to improper input validation
Quick fix
GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65 — org.apache.struts:struts2-core: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
# pom.xml: bump <version>2.3.35</version> for org.apache.struts:struts2-coreDetails
Apache Struts contains a Remote Code Execution when using results with no namespace and it's upper actions have no or wildcard namespace. The same flaw exists when using a url tag with no value, action set, and it's upper actions have no or wildcard namespace.
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Affected packages
Maven/org.apache.struts:struts2-core
Introduced in:
2.0.4Fixed in: 2.3.35Fix
# pom.xml: bump <version>2.3.35</version> for org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven/org.apache.struts:struts2-core
Introduced in:
2.5Fixed in: 2.5.17Fix
# pom.xml: bump <version>2.5.17</version> for org.apache.struts:struts2-coreReferences
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11776[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6e87474f9ad0549f07dd2c37d50a9ccd0977c6e[WEB]
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html[WEB]
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html[WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367[WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262[WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260[WEB]
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11776[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145803/https://securitytracker.com/id/1041547[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200807025819/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180822160726/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125[WEB]
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002[WEB]
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001[WEB]
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012[WEB]
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E[WEB]
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E[WEB]
- https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776[WEB]
- https://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC[WEB]
- https://github.com/apache/struts[PACKAGE]
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057[WEB]
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html[WEB]
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt[WEB]
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-11776-5072787.html[WEB]
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html[WEB]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125[WEB]
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041547[WEB]
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888[WEB]