# CVE-2021-31805: Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw not validated user input in tag attributes, may lead to RCE.

- Also known as: GHSA-V8J6-6C2R-R27C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 8 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2.5.30
- Published: 2022-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts: 2.0.0 to 2.5.29
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.5.30

## Description

The fix issued for CVE-2020-17530 was incomplete. So from Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.29, still some of the tag’s attributes could perform a double evaluation if a developer applied forced OGNL evaluation by using the %{...} syntax. Using forced OGNL evaluation on untrusted user input can lead to a Remote Code Execution and security degradation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts, org.apache.struts:struts2-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.30) per the references below.
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## References

- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-062
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/12/6
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220420-0001/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-31805.yaml
- https://github.com/JordanANDJohn/CVE-2021-31805-POC
- https://github.com/SecNN/Struts2_S2-062_CVE-2021-31805
- https://github.com/Wrin9/CVE-2021-31805
- https://github.com/aeyesec/CVE-2021-31805
- https://github.com/jax7sec/S2-062
- https://github.com/nth347/struts2-CVE-2021-31805
- https://github.com/pyroxenites/s2-062
- https://github.com/z92g/CVE-2021-31805

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