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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2020-17530 EUVD-2022-1073GHSA-jc35-q369-45pv

Remote code execution in Apache Struts

Published Dec 11, 2020 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution. Affected software : Apache Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25 —

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.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 12 repositories · most starred shown

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core >= 2.0.0, < 2.5.26 2.5.26 GHSA-jc35-q369-45pv

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