Security News > 2018 > August > Critical Apache Struts flaw opens enterprises to compromise, patch ASAP!
2018-08-23 14:17
A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-11776) in Apache Struts, the popular open source framework for developing Java-based web apps, could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on the affected servers. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Semmle security researcher Man Yue Mo, and the company urges organizations and developers who use Struts to upgrade their Struts components immediately. “Previous disclosures of similarly critical vulnerabilities have resulted in exploits being published within a … More → The post Critical Apache Struts flaw opens enterprises to compromise, patch ASAP! appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-22 | CVE-2018-11776 | Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts 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. | 8.1 |