CVE-2023-50164 (Critical) detected in struts2-core-2.3.20.jar

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CVE-2023-50164 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - struts2-core-2.3.20.jar

Apache Struts 2

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.ivy2/cache/org.apache.struts/struts2-core/jars/struts2-core-2.3.20.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• small-app_2.10-1.0-SNAPSHOT (Root Library)
  • ❌ struts2-core-2.3.20.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9505f4ca92405cc9273dc3726c2d274ce28a4407

Found in base branch: ALL_HANDS/major-secrets

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-12-07

URL: CVE-2023-50164

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj

Release Date: 2023-12-07

Fix Resolution: org.apache.struts:struts2-core:2.5.33,6.3.0.2

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