CVE-2019-0230

critical

Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.20 forced double OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2019-0230: Apache Struts Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2019-0230: Apache Struts Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2020-08-14

Apache published two security bulletins to address a potential remote code execution vulnerability and a denial of service vulnerability. Public proof of concept code is available. Background On August 13, Apache published security bulletins to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Struts version 2. Apache Struts is an open source model-view-controller (MVC) framework used to create Java web applications.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/one-year-later-what-can-we-learn-from-zerologon

https://www.tenable.com/blog/oracle-january-2021-critical-patch-update-five-critical-weblogic-flaws-cve-2021-2109

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2020-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2019-0230-apache-struts-potential-remote-code-execution-vulnerability

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2982840

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ww/s2-059

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160721/Apache-Struts-2-Forced-Multi-OGNL-Evaluation.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160108/Apache-Struts-2.5.20-Double-OGNL-Evaluation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-09-14

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical