CVE-2018-11776

Summary

CVECVE-2018-11776
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-22 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:51:00 UTC
DescriptionApache Struts versions 2.3 to 2.3.34 and 2.5 to 2.5.16 suffer from possible Remote Code Execution when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true (either by user or a plugin like Convention Plugin) and then: results are used with no namespace and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace and similar to results, same possibility when using url tag which doesn't have value and action set and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.944310000 probability, percentile 0.999850000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApache
ProductStruts
NameApache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11776

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Struts All All All All
Application Apache Struts All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Struts 2 - Namespace Redirect OGNL Injection (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory CONFIRM psirt.global.sonicwall.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Struts Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
GitHub - hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC: Working Python test and PoC for CVE-2018-11776, includes Docker lab MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Oracle Security Alert CVE-2018-11776 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt CONFIRM www.arubanetworks.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2018-11776: How to find 5 RCEs in Apache Struts with Semmle QL - Blog - LGTM MISC lgtm.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
S2-057 - DEPRECATED: Apache Struts 2 Documentation - Apache Software Foundation CONFIRM cwiki.apache.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
MySQL Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges, Remote Authenticated Users Access and Modify Data, and Remote and Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2019 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
October 2018 MySQL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Struts 2.3 < 2.3.34 / 2.5 < 2.5.16 - Remote Code Execution (1) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Struts Undefined Namespace Processing Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CPU Oct 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Apache Struts CVE-2018-11776 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Struts 2.3 < 2.3.34 / 2.5 < 2.5.16 - Remote Code Execution (2) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981120 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65)
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