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Improper Input Validation in OpenSymphony XWork

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2023

Package

maven com.opensymphony:xwork (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.0.6
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2

Patched versions

2.0.6
2.1.2

Description

ParametersInterceptor in OpenSymphony XWork 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2, as used in Apache Struts and other products, does not properly restrict # (pound sign) references to context objects, which allows remote attackers to execute Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) statements and modify server-side context objects, as demonstrated by use of a \u0023 representation for the # character.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 23, 2009
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Nov 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 30, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

1.457%
(87th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2008-6504

GHSA ID

GHSA-wxw2-2mx5-c5qf

Source code

No known source code
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