MEDIUM · 5.0

CVE-2010-1870

The OGNL extensive expression evaluation capability in XWork in Struts 2.0.0 through 2.1.8.1, as used in Atlassian Fisheye, Crucible, and possibly other products, uses a permissive whitelist, which al...

Vulnerability Description

The OGNL extensive expression evaluation capability in XWork in Struts 2.0.0 through 2.1.8.1, as used in Atlassian Fisheye, Crucible, and possibly other products, uses a permissive whitelist, which allows remote attackers to modify server-side context objects and bypass the "#" protection mechanism in ParameterInterceptors via the (1) #context, (2) #_memberAccess, (3) #root, (4) #this, (5) #_typeResolver, (6) #_classResolver, (7) #_traceEvaluations, (8) #_lastEvaluation, (9) #_keepLastEvaluation, and possibly other OGNL context variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6504.

CVSS Score

5.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ApacheStruts2.0.0

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2010-1870?

CVE-2010-1870 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). The OGNL extensive expression evaluation capability in XWork in Struts 2.0.0 through 2.1.8.1, as used in Atlassian Fisheye, Crucible, and possibly other products, uses a permissive whitelist, which al...

How severe is CVE-2010-1870?

CVE-2010-1870 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2010-1870?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Struts.