Attacker Value
Very High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
Low
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
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CVE-2019-0230

Disclosure Date: September 14, 2020 •
CVE-2019-0230 CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8
Exploited in the Wild
Reported by wealaa
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Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.20 forced double OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    Very High
  • Exploitability
    Low
Common in enterpriseDifficult to weaponize
Technical Analysis

Unlike CVE-2017-5638, which was exploitable out of the box, since it targeted Struts’ Jakarta multipart parser, this vulnerability requires a certain set of circumstances to be true in order for Struts to be exploitable. Since Struts is a web application framework, this will depend entirely on the application the developers have created.

I don’t know how common this particular scenario is. Please read the security bulletin for more information. However, what I do know is that this CVE falls somewhere after CVE-2017-5638 and CVE-2018-11776 on the exploitability scale, from most exploitable to least: a parser flaw, a configuration flaw, and a programming flaw.

So, definitely patch this, but also follow Struts development best practices, including those outlined in their security bulletins. No measure of mitigations will protect you from poorly written code.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Apache Struts Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.20
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • apache,
  • oracle

Products

  • communications policy management 12.5.0,
  • financial services data integration hub 8.0.3,
  • financial services data integration hub 8.0.6,
  • financial services market risk measurement and management 8.0.6,
  • mysql enterprise monitor,
  • struts

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