{"id":"CVE-2023-50164","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-50164","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T22:43:09.759Z","title":"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.","description":"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.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.","published":"2023-12-07T09:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:39:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-552"],"affected":["apache/struts"],"epss":{"score":0.80819,"percentile":0.99629,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50164","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}