CVE-2023-50164 (GCVE-0-2023-50164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-07 08:49 – Updated: 2025-03-14 03:55
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Title
Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability
Summary
An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Affected: 2.0.0 , ≤ 2.5.32 (semver)
Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.3.0.1 (semver)
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Credits
Steven Seeley of Source Incite
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