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CVE-2020-17530

Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 95.9%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution. Affected software : Apache Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
95.93% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
Weakness
CWE-917
Affected
apache/struts · oracle/business intelligence · oracle/communications diameter intelligence hub · oracle/communications policy management · oracle/communications pricing design center · oracle/financial services data integration hub · oracle/hospitality opera 5 · oracle/mysql enterprise monitor
Source
security@apache.org

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17530

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.