Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via form input beginning with a "%{" sequence and ending with a "}" character.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4099 Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via form input beginning with a "%{" sequence and ending with a "}" character.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h7mf-qrm9-2848 OpenSymphony XWork vulnerable to improper input validation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.871Z

Reserved: 2007-08-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4556

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-08-28T01:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4556

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