Bug 1123726 – CVE-2008-6504 Apache Struts2/WebWorks/XWork: ParameterInterceptors bypass allows OGNL statement execution

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Bug 1123726 - (CVE-2008-6504) CVE-2008-6504 Apache Struts2/WebWorks/XWork: ParameterInterceptors bypass allows OGNL statement execution

Summary:	CVE-2008-6504 Apache Struts2/WebWorks/XWork: ParameterInterceptors bypass all...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2008-6504

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Reported:	2014-07-28 02:37 EDT by Arun Babu Neelicattu
Modified:	2015-02-15 16:54 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2014-10-09 20:50:06 EDT
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Description Arun Babu Neelicattu 2014-07-28 02:37:51 EDT

It was discovered that ParametersInterceptor in OpenSymphony XWork 2.0.x before 2.0.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2, as used in Apache Struts and other products, does not properly restrict # (pound sign) references to context objects, which allows remote attackers to execute Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) statements and modify server-side context objects, as demonstrated by use of a \u0023 representation for the # character.

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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2008-6504
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.2.x/docs/s2-003.html
https://github.com/victims/victims-cve-db/blob/master/database/java/2008/6504.yaml

Comment 1 gil cattaneo 2014-07-28 06:21:26 EDT

for now i not interested to upgrade struts to 2.x series
regards

Comment 2 Pavel Polischouk 2014-10-09 20:50:06 EDT

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The issue does not affect any Red Hat products as no products ship Struts2/XWork binaries.

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