Description
Apache Struts versions 2.3 to 2.3.34 and 2.5 to 2.5.16 suffer from possible Remote Code Execution when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true (either by user or a plugin like Convention Plugin) and then: results are used with no namespace and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace and similar to results, same possibility when using url tag which doesn't have value and action set and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache Struts2.3 to 2.3.34 – 2.3 to 2.3.34
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache Struts2.5 to 2.5.16 – 2.5 to 2.5.16
Exploits & PoCs
- nucleiApache Struts2 S2-057 - Remote Code Executionby pikpikcu
References
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
- EXPLOIThttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367/
- EXPLOIThttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262/
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041547
- EXPLOIThttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- MISChttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
- MISChttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-11776-5072787.html
- MISChttps://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776
- MISChttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001/
- MISChttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt
- MISChttps://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC
- EXPLOIThttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html