CVE-2018-1327

Summary

CVECVE-2018-1327
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-27 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:55:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Struts All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2018-1327 Apache Struts Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Apache Struts CVE-2018-1327 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Struts REST Plugin XStream XML Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
S2-056 - DEPRECATED: Apache Struts 2 Documentation - Apache Software Foundation MISC cwiki.apache.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981392 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9)
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