CVE-2024-53677

Apache Struts: Mixing setters for uploaded files and normal fields can allow bypass file upload checks

At a glance

Severity: CRITICAL 9.5
EPSS: EPSS 72.37 % · percentile 99 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2024-12-11
Updated: 2025-01-03
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Analyzed

Description

File upload logic in Apache Struts is flawed. 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. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 6.4.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0 at least and migrate to the new file upload mechanism https://struts.apache.org/core-developers/file-upload . If you are not using an old file upload logic based on FileuploadInterceptor your application is safe. You can find more details in https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 4.0	CRITICAL 9.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:L/U:Red	apache
CVSS 4.0	CRITICAL 9.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:L/U:Red	NVD · security@apache.org (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL 9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434

Advisories

GHSA-43mq-6xmg-29vm — Apache Struts file upload logic is flawed

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3418
GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-53677

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2025-AVI-0564 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SAP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2025-AVI-0401 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2025-AVI-0106 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2024-AVI-1066 — Vulnérabilité dans Apache Struts · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 2.0.0 < 6.4.0

Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Struts	affected 2.0.0 < 6.4.0

References

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD