CVE-2008-6504

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Published 2022-05-17 · Modified 2024-11-28

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

Description

Improper Input Validation in OpenSymphony XWork

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-32564 remote multiple verified text · 1 KB

Meder Kydyraliev · 2008-11-04

XWork < 2.0.11.2 - 'ParameterInterceptor' Class OGNL Security Bypass

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32101/info

XWork is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately handle user-supplied input.

Attackers can exploit this issue to manipulate server-side context objects with the privileges of the user running the application. Successful exploits can compromise the application and possibly the underlying computer.

Versions prior to XWork 2.0.6 are vulnerable. Struts 2.0.0 through 2.0.11.2 contain vulnerable versions of XWorks and are therefore also affected. 

To set #session.user to '0wn3d':

('\u0023' + 'session[\'user\']')(unused)=0wn3d

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Maven	com.opensymphony:xwork	`<2.0.6`	`2.0.6`
Maven	com.opensymphony:xwork	`>=2.1.0,<2.1.2`	`2.1.2`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.