ghsa-47qp-8v9g-39hp
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:14
Modified
2025-10-22 19:33
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Summary
Code injection in Apache Struts
Details

The Struts 2 DefaultActionMapper supports a method for short-circuit navigation state changes by prefixing parameters with "action:" or "redirect:", followed by a desired navigational target expression. This mechanism was intended to help with attaching navigational information to buttons within forms.

In Struts 2 before 2.3.15.1 the information following "action:", "redirect:" or "redirectAction:" is not properly sanitized. Since said information will be evaluated as OGNL expression against the value stack, this introduces the possibility to inject server side code.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.struts:struts2-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.3.15.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-2251"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-74"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-11-03T19:11:13Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-07-20T03:37:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "The Struts 2 DefaultActionMapper supports a method for short-circuit navigation state changes by prefixing parameters with \"action:\" or \"redirect:\", followed by a desired navigational target expression. This mechanism was intended to help with attaching navigational information to buttons within forms.\n\nIn Struts 2 before 2.3.15.1 the information following \"action:\", \"redirect:\" or \"redirectAction:\" is not properly sanitized. Since said information will be evaluated as OGNL expression against the value stack, this introduces the possibility to inject server side code.",
  "id": "GHSA-47qp-8v9g-39hp",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T19:33:21Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:14:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2251"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/3cfe34fefedcf0fdcfcb061c0aea34a715b7de6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/630e1ba065a8215c4e9ac03bfb09be9d655c2b6e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/struts"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4140"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2251"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://archiva.apache.org/security.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Code injection in Apache Struts"
}


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