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Apache Struts DoS Vulnerability (S2-041)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
Apache Struts is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
If an application allows enter an URL field in a form and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Struts 2.3.20 through 2.3.28.1 and 2.5 through 2.5.12.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.3.29, 2.5.13 or later.