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High Public exploit CVE-2013-1966 EUVD-2022-2901GHSA-737w-mh58-cxjp

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts

Published Jul 10, 2013 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.14.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted request that is not properly handled when using the includeParams attribute in the (1) URL or (2) A tag.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.14.2 2.3.14.2 GHSA-737w-mh58-cxjp
Maven org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.14.2 2.3.14.2 GHSA-737w-mh58-cxjp

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