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CVE-2007-4556 OpenSymphony XWork vulnerable to improper input validation

MediumCVSS 6.8 EPSS 25.7%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via form input beginning with a "%{" sequence and ending with a "}" character.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) < 1.2.3 1.2.3
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.3 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork < 1.2.3 1.2.3
opensymphony/xwork >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.4 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.0 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.0.1 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.0.3 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.0.4 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.0.5 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.1 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.1.1 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.1.3 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.2 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.2.1 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 1.2.2 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4 2.0.4
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.0 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.0-j4 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.1 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.1-j4 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.2 No fix listed
opensymphony/xwork(Maven) = 2.0.3 No fix listed

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