CVE-2023-50164

high-risk
Published 2023-12-07

An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.

Do I need to act?

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93.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Apache

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Cod...
Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Cod...
Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal