CVE-2020-17530 (GCVE-0-2020-17530)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-11 01:11 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-917 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
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|---|---|
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| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Struts |
Affected:
Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-917 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Struts |
| Due Date | 2022-05-03 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | Apache |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution. Affected software : Apache Struts... |
| Vendor | Apache Software Foundation |
| Product | Apache Struts |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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