GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-j68f-8h6p-9h5q Struts ParameterInterceptor vulnerability allows remote command execution
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2011-3923
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732, CWE-94
- Reviewed
- 2022-11-03
Affected packages
• Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core: >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.1.2 → fixed in 2.3.1.2
Description
Regular expression in ParametersInterceptor matches `top'foo'` as a valid expression, which OGNL treats as `(top['foo'])(0)` and evaluates the value of 'foo' action parameter as an OGNL expression. This lets malicious users put arbitrary OGNL statements into any String variable exposed by an action and have it evaluated as an OGNL expression and since OGNL statement is in HTTP parameter value attacker can use blacklisted characters (e.g. #) to disable method execution and execute arbitrary methods, bypassing the ParametersInterceptor and OGNL library protections.
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Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2011-3923 Apache Struts before 2.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass security protections in the ParameterInterceptor class and execute arbitrary… vulnerability
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3923 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3923 web
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72585 web
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3923 web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140725074137/http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/38 web
- http://blog.o0o.nu/2012/01/cve-2011-3923-yet-another-struts2.html web
- http://struts.apache.org/development/2.x/docs/s2-009.html web