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Spring AOP functionality (Struts) vulnerable to DoS attack

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 4, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.12
>= 2.3.7, < 2.3.33

Patched versions

2.5.12
2.3.33

Description

When using a Spring AOP functionality to secure Struts actions it is possible to perform a DoS attack. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12 or 2.3.33.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Jan 4, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

3.467%
(92nd percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2017-9787

GHSA ID

GHSA-8mr5-h28g-36qx

Source code

No known source code

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