Vulnerability in Apache Struts
CVE-2010-1870
The OGNL extensive expression evaluation capability in XWork in Struts 2.0.0 through 2.1.8.1, as used in Atlassian Fisheye, Crucible, and possibly other products, uses a permissive whitelist, which allows remote attackers to modify server-side context objects and bypass the "#" protection mechanism in ParameterInterceptors via the (1) #context, (2) #_memberAccess, (3) #root, (4) #this, (5) #_typeResolver, (6) #_classResolver, (7) #_traceEvaluations, (8) #_lastEvaluation, (9) #_keepLastEvaluation, and possibly other OGNL context variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6504.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.920 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.920 · newest: 0.920 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Struts — versions 2.0.11.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.13
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- confluence.atlassian.com/display/FISHEYE/FishEye+Security+Advisory+2010-06-16 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14360 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41592 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/66280 (vdb-entry)
- struts.apache.org/2.2.1/docs/s2-005.html
- secunia.com/advisories/59110 (third-party-advisory)
- blog.o0o.nu/2010/07/cve-2010-1870-struts2xwork-remote.html
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140709…
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/183 (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8345 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1870?
- CVE-2010-1870 is a vulnerability in Apache Struts. Published 2010-08-17.
- Is CVE-2010-1870 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.