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CVE-2020-17530GHSA-JC35-Q369-45PV

Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution.

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.5.26
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

This vulnerability affects Apache Struts, a widely used open-source web application framework for Java. If exploited, an attacker could potentially run arbitrary code on the affected server by supplying crafted input in tag attributes that gets evaluated as OGNL expressions.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts

    Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25

  • org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven

    From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.5.26

References 11

cwiki.apache.org

jvn.jp

oracle.com

packetstormsecurity.com

security.netapp.com

openwall.com