GHSA-ccp5-gg58-pxfm CVE-2019-0233
Improper Preservation of Permissions in Apache Struts
- Severity
- 7.5 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 66.15%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.28% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
- Fix
2.5.22- Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to this version or later
Description
An access permission override in Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.20 may cause a Denial of Service when performing a file upload.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.struts:struts2-core | >= 2.0.0, < 2.5.22 |
2.5.22 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.apache.struts:struts2-core Maven → 2.5.22
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId><artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId><version>2.5.22</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.struts:struts2-core:2.5.22")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
References
Advisories
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8c6j-ffmf-q6vm Apache Struts RCE Vulnerability | High Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| GHSA-47qp-8v9g-39hp Code injection in Apache Struts | Critical Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| GHSA-4wrr-9h5r-m92w Apache Struts Remote Java Code Execution | Critical Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| CVE-2020-17530 Remote code execution in Apache Struts | Critical Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| GHSA-j77q-2qqg-6989 Apache Struts vulnerable to remote arbitrary command execution due to improper input validation | Critical Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts vulnerable to remote command execution (RCE) due to improper input validation | High Known exploited | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| GHSA-qcfc-hmrc-59x7 Apache Struts 2 is Missing XML Validation | High | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
| GHSA-rg58-xhh7-mqjw Apache Struts has a Denial of Service vulnerability | High | Also affects org.apache.struts:struts2-core |
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