ghsa-38cr-2ph5-frr9
Vulnerability from github
Published
2018-10-16 19:35
Modified
2024-01-05 16:06
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack
Details

The Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.

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{
   affected: [
      {
         package: {
            ecosystem: "Maven",
            name: "org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin",
         },
         ranges: [
            {
               events: [
                  {
                     introduced: "2.1.1",
                  },
                  {
                     fixed: "2.5.16",
                  },
               ],
               type: "ECOSYSTEM",
            },
         ],
      },
   ],
   aliases: [
      "CVE-2018-1327",
   ],
   database_specific: {
      cwe_ids: [
         "CWE-91",
      ],
      github_reviewed: true,
      github_reviewed_at: "2020-06-16T20:54:29Z",
      nvd_published_at: null,
      severity: "HIGH",
   },
   details: "The Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.",
   id: "GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9",
   modified: "2024-01-05T16:06:12Z",
   published: "2018-10-16T19:35:26Z",
   references: [
      {
         type: "ADVISORY",
         url: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1327",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/4260bee634cb606be6071bce2383fddb510608aa",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/67ecf3a21608e20449bcb7895b22204b400fecd4",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/9260720568cee9e868d2899228eceed0c3359323",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-056",
      },
      {
         type: "PACKAGE",
         url: "https://github.com/apache/struts",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02c2d634fa74209d941c90f9a4cd36a6f12366ca65f9b90446ff2de3@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf482c101a88445d73cc2e89dbf7f16ae00a4aa79a544a1e72b2326db@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180330-0001",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20200227124859/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103516",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124543/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040575",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html",
      },
   ],
   schema_version: "1.4.0",
   severity: [
      {
         score: "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
         type: "CVSS_V3",
      },
   ],
   summary: "Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack",
}


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