CWE-108
Weakness AllowedStruts: Unvalidated Action Form
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Incomplete
The product contains a Struts Action Form that does not have a corresponding validation form.
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Modes of introduction
Detection methods
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
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1 vulnerability references this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-P7R4-77G3-VCRX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 19:24 – Updated: 2024-08-02 12:31In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the ‘pivot’ search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass SPL safeguards for risky commands using a saved search job. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the saved job and a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser. The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-22934"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-108",
"CWE-20"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-14T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.13, 8.2.10, and 9.0.4, the \u2018pivot\u2019 search processing language (SPL) command lets a search bypass [SPL safeguards for risky commands](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Security/SPLsafeguards) using a saved search job. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the saved job and a higher privileged user to initiate a request within their browser. The vulnerability affects instances with Splunk Web enabled.",
"id": "GHSA-p7r4-77g3-vcrx",
"modified": "2024-08-02T12:31:42Z",
"published": "2023-07-06T19:24:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22934"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0204"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://research.splunk.com/application/ee69374a-d27e-4136-adac-956a96ff60fd"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Strategy: Input Validation
- Map every Action Form to a corresponding validation form defined under the Struts Validator.
- An action or a form may perform validation in other ways, but the Struts Validator provides an excellent way to verify that all input receives at least a basic level of validation. Without this approach, it is difficult, and often impossible, to establish with a high level of confidence that all input is validated.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.