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Apache Struts 'REST' Plugin DoS Vulnerability

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

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is running Apache Struts and is prone to denial-of-service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to REST Plugin which is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow to perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Apache Struts Version 2.1.1 through 2.5.14.1

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Struts Version 2.5.16 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)