Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long parameter name, which…

Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long parameter name, which is processed as an OGNL expression.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.1% · top 5.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreGHSA-hrgc-54mv-58gv (opens in a new tab)

References (7)

• apache-struts-parameters-dos(78183) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-011.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120901 Re: CVE request: Apache Struts S2-010 and S2-011 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 50420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 55346 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3860 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120901 CVE request: Apache Struts S2-010 and S2-011 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-hrgc-54mv-58gv (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 20:35 UTC.