cve-2023-50164
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-07 08:49
Modified
2025-03-14 03:55
Severity ?
Summary
An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.
References
security@apache.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhjMailing List, Patch
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhjMailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1Mailing List
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Version: 2.0.0   ≤ 2.5.32
Version: 6.0.0   ≤ 6.3.0.1
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