{"id":"CVE-2024-53677","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-53677","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T20:59:42.456Z","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":"File upload logic in Apache Struts is flawed. 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.\n\nThis issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 6.4.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0 at least and migrate to the new  file upload mechanism https://struts.apache.org/core-developers/file-upload . If you are not using an old file upload logic based on FileuploadInterceptor your application is safe.\n\nYou can find more details in  https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067","published":"2024-12-11T16:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-11-03T22:17:27.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.5,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["apache/struts"],"epss":{"score":0.72367,"percentile":0.99439,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.72367,"percentile":0.99433}]},"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 72.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0005/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53677","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."}