A week in security (December 11 – December 17)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: PikaBot distributed via malicious search ads Chrome starts the countdown to the end of tracking cookies Apple to introduce new feature that makes life harder for iPhone thieves Recently-patched Apache Struts vulnerability used in worldwide attacks ALPHV ransomware...

Exploit for Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Apache Struts

PoC exploit for CVE-2023-50164, a Path Traversal vulnerability i...

Exploit for Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Apache Struts

CVE-2023-50164 A scanning utility and PoC for CVE-2023-50164...

K000137931: Apache Struts vulnerability CVE-2023-50164

Security Advisory Description 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. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts...

Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw Uncovered in Apache Struts 2

Summary: A significant vulnerability has been identified in the Apache Struts 2 open-source web application framework, labeled CVE-2023-50164. This flaw poses a severe risk of remote code execution and unauthorized path traversal. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat...

New NKAbuse Malware Exploits NKN Blockchain Tech for DDoS Attacks

A novel multi-platform threat called NKAbuse has been discovered using a decentralized, peer-to-peer network connectivity protocol known as NKN short for New Kind of Network as a communications channel. "The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent...

Decoding CVE-2023-50164: Unveiling the Apache Struts File Upload Exploit

In this blog entry, we discuss the technical details of CVE-2023-50164, a critical vulnerability that affects Apache Struts 2 and enables unauthorized path traversal...

Recently-patched Apache Struts vulnerability used in worldwide attacks

Attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 that was patched recently. Struts is a very popular open source platform to develop applications and websites. On December 7, 2023, Apache announced versions 6.3.0.2 and 2.5.33 of Struts were now available to address a potential...

Remote Code Execution (RCE)

org.apache.struts: struts2-core is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. The vulnerability is due to the HttpParameters class in HttpParameters.java failing to sanitize parameters with different cases. The remove , get and contains methods treat parameters with different character cases as unique...

Observed Exploitation Attempts of Struts 2 S2-066 Vulnerability (CVE-2023-50164)

The Akamai Security Intelligence Group has seen numerous exploitation attempts on Apache Struts 2 since December 7, 2023, when a critical CVE was released...

Exploit for Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Apache Struts

CVE-2023-50164: Apache Struts path traversal to RCE vulnerabil...

New Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Apache Struts 2 - Patch Now

Apache has released a security advisory warning of a critical security flaw in the Struts 2 open-source web application framework that could result in remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-50164, the vulnerability is rooted in a flawed "file upload logic" that could enable unauthorized path...

Apache Struts Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Apache Struts is the United States Apache Apache Foundation, an open source project , is a set of open source MVC framework for creating enterprise-class Java Web applications , mainly provides two versions of the framework products , Struts 1 and Struts 2. Apache Struts suffers from a directory...

CVE-2023-50164

A flaw was found in Apache Struts. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution RCE via manipulation of file upload parameters that enable path traversal. Under certain conditions, uploading a malicious file is possible, which may then be executed on the server...

The vulnerability of the Apache Struts software platform, related to the use of files and directories accessible from external parties, allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Apache Struts software platform is related to the use of files and directories accessible from external parties due to incorrect restrictions on the path to the restricted directory during file loading. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute...

Apache Struts Security Update (S2-066)

Apache Struts is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:struts";...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Struts affects IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products

Summary A vulnerability in Apache Struts affects the product's management GUI. The Command Line Interface is unaffected. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2023-34396 DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when processing Multipart request containing non-fi...

Denial Of Services

org.apache.struts, struts2-core is vulnerable to Denial Of Services. The vulnerability exists due to the lack of a validated a max string length limit in JakartaMultiPartRequest.java which allows an attacker to cause an application crash by submitting large multipart requests...

Apache Struts vulnerable to path traversal

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. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this...

CVE-2023-50164 Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability

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. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this...