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CVE-2023-50164 — An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and unde

An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or gre

CVSS
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EPSS
80.82% (top 0.40%)
CWE
CWE-552
Published
2023-12-07T08:49:19.853Z
Last modified
2025-03-14T03:55:16.463Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Struts2.0.0, 6.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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