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"id": "GHSA-cr6j-3jp9-rw65",
"aliases": [
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],
"details": "Apache Struts contains a Remote Code Execution when using results with no namespace and it's upper actions have no or wildcard namespace. The same flaw exists when using a url tag with no value, action set, and it's upper actions have no or wildcard namespace.",
"summary": "Apache Struts vulnerable to remote command execution (RCE) due to improper input validation",
"affected": [
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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],
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},
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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"modified": "2025-10-22T17:29:40Z",
"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H"
}
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"published": "2018-10-18T19:24:38Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11776",
"type": "ADVISORY"
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{
"url": "https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6e87474f9ad0549f07dd2c37d50a9ccd0977c6e",
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},
{
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367",
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{
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262",
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{
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260",
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{
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11776",
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"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145803/https://securitytracker.com/id/1041547",
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{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180822160726/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125",
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"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001",
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{
"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012",
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{
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E",
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"url": "https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776",
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{
"url": "https://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC",
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"url": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057",
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{
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
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{
"url": "http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt",
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