GHSA-wxw2-2mx5-c5qf

Improper Input Validation in OpenSymphony XWork

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2008-6504

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.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
Maven · com.opensymphony:xworkintroduced 0, fixed 2.0.6
Maven · com.opensymphony:xworkintroduced 2.1.0, fixed 2.1.2

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database