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Apache Struts: S2-029 (CVE-2016-0785): Security updates available for Apache Struts

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Apache Struts: S2-029 (CVE-2016-0785): Security updates available for Apache Struts

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/27/2017
Modified
01/19/2018

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "%{}" sequence in a tag attribute, aka forced double OGNL evaluation.

Solution(s)

  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_20_3
  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_24_3
  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_28

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