Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin · CVE-2017-15707 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.5.0, <= 2.5.14

Patched versions

2.5.16

Description

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

Moderate

6.2

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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