CVE-2020-17530

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 11, 2020 Modified: October 27, 2025

Description

Forced OGNL evaluation, when evaluated on raw user input in tag attributes, may lead to remote code execution. Affected software : Apache Struts 2.0.0 - Struts 2.5.25.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN43969166/index.html
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/12/6
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-061
Source: security@apache.org
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0005/
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Source: security@apache.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN43969166/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160721/Apache-Struts-2-Forced-Multi-OGNL-Evaluation.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/12/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0005/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17530
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apache oracle