Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access controls via a crafted action: prefix.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access controls via a crafted
    action: prefix. (CVE-2013-4310)

The version of Apache Struts running on the remote host is 2.x prior to 2.3.15.3. It, therefore, is affected by a broken access control vulnerability which can be used to bypass security constraints.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote web application appears to use Struts 2, a web framework used for creating Java web applications. The version of Struts 2 in use is affected by a security constraint bypass vulnerability due to a flaw in the action mapping mechanism. Under certain unspecified conditions, an attacker could exploit this issue to bypass security constraints. 

Note that this version of Struts 2 is known to have Dynamic Method Invocation (DMI) enabled by default. This can expose Struts 2 to additional vulnerabilities so it is recommended that DMI be disabled. (CVE-2013-4316)

Note that this plugin will only report the first vulnerable instance of a Struts 2 application.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
417909	SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-q5q8-jghf-3pm3)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
417909	SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-q5q8-jghf-3pm3)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
117391	Apache Struts 2.x < 2.3.15.3 Broken Access Control Vulnerability (S2-018)	Nessus	Misc.	medium
70168	Apache Struts 2 'action:' Parameter Prefix Security Constraint Bypass	Nessus	CGI abuses	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2013-4310

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Tenable Plugins

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