Name: CVE-2020-17530: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-17530, CWE-917, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.96251, CISA KEV

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	Dec 22, 2020
Struts	—	Upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.26	Dec 11, 2020	Dec 11, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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