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CVE-2025-68493GHSA-QCFC-HMRC-59X7

Apache Struts, Apache Struts: XXE vulnerability in outdated XWork component

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.2.1, 6.1.1
1 proof of concept on GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

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

Affected versions

  • com.opensymphony:xwork

    From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.2.1

  • org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core

    From 2.2.1 · through 6.1.0

  • org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven

    From 2.0.0 · through 2.3.37

  • org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven

    From 2.5.0 · through 2.5.33

  • org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.1.1

  • com.opensymphony:xworkMaven

    From 2.0.0

  • org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreMaven

    From 2.2.1

References 3

cwiki.apache.org

GitHub · projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates

GitHub · hsltz/CVE-2025-68493