Apache Struts 2.0.1 uses an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literal · CVE-2017-12611 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Apache Struts 2.0.1 uses an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literal

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 4, 2024

Package

org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.0.1, <= 2.3.33

>= 2.5.0, <= 2.5.10.1

Patched versions

2.3.34

2.5.11

Description

In Apache Struts 2.0.1 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 4, 2024

Severity

Critical

9.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H