Apache Struts: DoS via OOM owing to no sanity limit on normal form fields in multipart forms
Published Jun 14, 2023
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.51%
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts.This issue affects Apache Struts: through 2.5.30, through 6.1.2.
Upgrade to Struts 2.5.31 or 6.1.2.1 or greater
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=2.5.30
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=6.1.2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Struts | affected |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 9, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05512) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.47% (0.05467) | 91.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 30.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03188) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 23.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.37% (0.02372) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.44% (0.06437) | 84.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01785) | 81.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 88.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 2.28% (0.02281) | 89.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01116) | 84.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 81.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00789) | 79.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 74.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 53.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/14/3 Mailing List
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-064 vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4g42-gqrg-4633 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/2d6f1bc0a6f5ac575a56784ac6461816b67c4f21
- https://github.com/apache/struts/releases/tag/STRUTS_2_5_31
- https://github.com/apache/struts/releases/tag/STRUTS_6_1_2_1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34396
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0005
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.