GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65

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    GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65

    Published: 18 Oct 2018Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025

    Summary: Apache Struts vulnerable to remote command execution (RCE) due to improper input validation

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11776, https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6e87474f9ad0549f07dd2c37d50a9ccd0977c6e, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11776, https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145803/https://securitytracker.com/id/1041547, https://web.archive.org/web/20200807025819/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888, https://web.archive.org/web/20180822160726/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001, https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E, https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776, https://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC, https://github.com/apache/struts, https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-11776-5072787.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041547, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.struts:struts2-core

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.0.4
    Fixed -2.3.35

    Affected versions

    2.0.11
    2.0.11.1
    2.0.11.2
    2.0.12
    2.0.14
    2.0.5
    2.0.6
    2.0.8
    2.0.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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