CVE-2008-6504

Summary

CVECVE-2008-6504
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-23 14:19:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionParametersInterceptor 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Struts 2.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.11.1 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.11.2 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Struts 2.0.9 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.0 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.1 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.2 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.3 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.4 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.0.5 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.1.0 All All All
Application Opensymphony Xwork 2.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
XWork "ParameterInterceptor" Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apache Struts Security Bypass and Directory Traversal - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
S2-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 struts.apache.org Exploit
[#XW-641] XWork ParameterInterceptors bypass (OGNL statement execution) - OpenSymphony JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jira.opensymphony.com Exploit
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Exploit
CR-9 OAK-484 QueryResultTest failing - Abandoned af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fisheye6.atlassian.com Patch
osvdb.org/49732 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
XWork 'ParameterInterceptor' Class OGNL Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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