CVE-2008-6504
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-6504 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-03-23 14:19:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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