Summary
Previous Security Bulletins contained incorrect affected release version ranges.Who should read this | All Struts 2 developers and users |
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Impact of vulnerability | If a production system using Struts 2 has been updated to fix a particular historic security issue and was not updated thereafter to fix later documented security issues up to and including S2-057, it is possible that said production system is still vulnerable to the specific vulnerability that was meant to be fixed by a taking measures as explained in the affected historic security issue bulletin. |
Maximum security rating | Moderate |
Recommendation | |
Affected Software | Struts 2.0.0 - 2.5.12 |
Reporter | Christopher Fearon and the Black Duck Research Team within the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center |
CVE Identifier | - |
Problem
Struts Security Bulletins contain a listing of affected GA release versions for given issues, along with a recommended minimum GA release version to fix this particular issue. Thorough investigations conducted by the reporting entity revealed that in many cases more Struts releases were affected than originally reported and that higher minimum fix versions are required.
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.3.35 or 2.5.17.
List of Security Bulletins with Affected Version Changes
| Security Bulletin | Previously announced Affected Releases | Updated Affected GA Releases | Minimum Fix GA Releases | CVE Identifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2-002 | 2.0.0 - 2.0.11 | 2.0.0 - 2.1.8.1 | 2.2.1 | |
| S2-003 | 2.0.0 - 2.0.11.2 | 2.0.0 - 2.1.8.1 | 2.2.1 | CVE-2008-6504 |
| S2-004 | 2.0.0 - 2.0.11.2 | 2.0.0 - 2.0.11.2 2.1.0 - 2.1.2 | 2.0.12 2.1.6 | CVE-2008-6505 |
| S2-008 | 2.1.0 - 2.3.1 | 2.0.0 - 2.2.3 2.0.0 - 2.3.17 | 2.2.3.1 2.3.18 | CVE-2012-0391 CVE-2012-0394 |
| S2-012 | Struts Showcase App 2.0.0 - 2.3.13 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.14.2 | 2.3.14.3 | CVE-2013-1965 |
| S2-013 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.13 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.14.1 | 2.3.14.2 | CVE-2013-1966 |
| S2-020 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16.1 | 2.3.16.2 | CVE-2014-0094 |
| S2-021 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16.1 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16.3 | 2.3.20 | CVE-2014-0112 CVE-2014-0113 |
| S2-022 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16.1 | 2.0.0 - 2.3.16.3 | 2.3.20 | CVE-2014-0116 |
| S2-041 | 2.3.20 - 2.3.28.1 2.5 | 2.3.20 - 2.3.28.1 2.5 - 2.5.12 | 2.3.29 2.5.13 | CVE-2016-4465 |
| S2-042 | 2.3.20 - 2.3.30 | 2.3.1-2.3.30 2.5 - 2.5.2 | 2.3.31 2.5.5 | CVE-2016-6795 |
| S2-044 | 2.5 - 2.5.5 | 2.5 - 2.5.12 | 2.5.13 | CVE-2016-8738 |
| S2-048 | Struts Showcase App 2.3.x | 2.1.x - 2.3.x | - | CVE-2017-9791 |
| S2-051 | 2.3.7 - 2.3.33 2.5 - 2.5.12 | 2.1.6 - 2.3.33 2.5 - 2.5.12 | 2.3.34 2.5.13 | CVE-2017-9793 |
| S2-053 | 2.0.1-2.3.33 2.5-2.5.10 | 2.0.0-2.3.33 2.5-2.5.10.1 | 2.3.34 2.5.12 | CVE-2017-12611 |
While the individual listed bulletins contain updated minimum fix versions, it is strongly recommended to update to the version recommended by the latest Security Bulletin, which is at least S2-057 by the time of this announcement. Following this advice, the recommended minimum Struts versions to operate in production are Struts 2.3.35 or Struts 2.5.17.