Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-50164 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in Apache Struts
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
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