GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-44hv-jjx7-qfjg Path Traversal in Apache Struts

CRITICAL Published 2022-05-14 Modified 2024-01-04 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-6795
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2022-11-03

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin: >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.31 → fixed in 2.3.31 • Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-convention-plugin: >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.5 → fixed in 2.5.5

Description

In Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side. This vulnerability is only exploitable when using the Struts 2 Convention plugin in conjunction with Apache Struts.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-6795 In the Convention plugin in Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

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