{
"id": "GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-1327"
],
"details": "The Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.",
"summary": "Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.1.1"
},
{
"fixed": "2.5.16"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin",
"ecosystem": "Maven"
}
}
],
"modified": "2024-01-05T16:06:12Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
}
],
"published": "2018-10-16T19:35:26Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1327",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/4260bee634cb606be6071bce2383fddb510608aa",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/67ecf3a21608e20449bcb7895b22204b400fecd4",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/9260720568cee9e868d2899228eceed0c3359323",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-056",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/apache/struts",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02c2d634fa74209d941c90f9a4cd36a6f12366ca65f9b90446ff2de3@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf482c101a88445d73cc2e89dbf7f16ae00a4aa79a544a1e72b2326db@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180330-0001",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200227124859/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103516",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124543/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040575",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-91"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": null,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T20:54:29Z"
}
}