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TI-2023-22231 Aliases CVE-2023-41835GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh

Apache Struts: excessive disk usage

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-459Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

When a Multipart request is performed but some of the fields exceed the maxStringLength  limit, the upload files will remain in struts.multipart.saveDir  even if the request has been denied. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.32 or 6.1.2.2 or Struts 6.3.0.1 or greater, which fixe this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.073 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): 6.3.0.1, 6.1.2.2, 2.5.32

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Struts2.0.0 – 2.5.31; 6.1.2.1 – 6.3.0—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)6.2.0 to before 6.3.0.16.3.0.1Patch availableGHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh
—org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)6.0.0 to before 6.1.2.26.1.2.2Patch availableGHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh
—org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven)before 2.5.322.5.32Patch availableGHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh
  • Apache Struts VendorApache Affected 2.0.0 – 2.5.31; 6.1.2.1 – 6.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.3.0.1 Fixed in 6.3.0.1 Patch available GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.1.2.2 Fixed in 6.1.2.2 Patch available GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.32 Fixed in 2.5.32 Patch available GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.5.32; 6.1.2.1 to before 6.3.0.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.5.32; 6.1.2.1 to before 6.3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.3.0.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.2.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.5.32 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 27 products
  • A-MQ Clients 2
  • Migration Toolkit for Applications 6
  • Migration Toolkit for Runtimes
  • OpenShift Serverless
  • Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
  • Red Hat Build of Keycloak
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Decision Manager 7
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
  • Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
  • Red Hat build of Debezium 2
  • Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus
  • Red Hat support for Spring Boot
  • streams for Apache Kafka

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41835
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xh

References

Advisory 3

Other 6

  • TI-2020-13278 Expression language injection in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-07171 Improper input validation in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02013 Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-00357 The ExceptionDelegator component in Apache Struts before 2.2.3.1 interprets parameter… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08433 Improper input validation in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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