CVE-2018-11776

8.1 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: August 22, 2018 Modified: October 27, 2025
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Description

Apache Struts versions 2.3 to 2.3.34 and 2.5 to 2.5.16 suffer from possible Remote Code Execution when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true (either by user or a plugin like Convention Plugin) and then: results are used with no namespace and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace and similar to results, same possibility when using url tag which doesn't have value and action set and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-11776-5072787.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041547
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
Source: security@apache.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057
Source: security@apache.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC
Source: security@apache.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776
Source: security@apache.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001/
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260/
Source: security@apache.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262/
Source: security@apache.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367/
Source: security@apache.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172830/Apache-Struts-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-005.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-11776-5072787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hook-s3c/CVE-2018-11776-Python-PoC
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2018-11776
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180822-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45260/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45262/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45367/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11776
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

39 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Affected Vendors

apache oracle netapp