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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTM4Y3ItMnBoNS1mcnI5

Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack

The Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 5 years ago
Updated: 4 months ago


CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9, CVE-2018-1327
References: Repository: https://github.com/apache/struts
Blast Radius: 17.4

Affected Packages

maven:org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin
Dependent packages: 11
Dependent repositories: 212
Downloads:
Affected Version Ranges: >= 2.1.1, < 2.5.16
Fixed in: 2.5.16
All affected versions: 2.1.2, 2.1.6, 2.1.8, 2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.12, 2.3.14, 2.3.15, 2.3.16, 2.3.20, 2.3.24, 2.3.28, 2.3.29, 2.3.30, 2.3.31, 2.3.32, 2.3.33, 2.3.34, 2.3.35, 2.3.36, 2.3.37, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.5, 2.5.8, 2.5.10, 2.5.12, 2.5.13, 2.5.14
All unaffected versions: 2.5.16, 2.5.17, 2.5.18, 2.5.20, 2.5.22, 2.5.25, 2.5.26, 2.5.27, 2.5.28, 2.5.29, 2.5.30, 2.5.31, 2.5.32, 2.5.33, 6.0.0, 6.0.3, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.0, 6.3.0, 6.4.0