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A crafted XML request can be used to perform a DoS attack when using the Struts REST plugin |
Who should read this | All Struts 2 developers and users which are using the REST plugin |
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Impact of vulnerability | A DoS attack is possible when using XStream handler with the Struts REST plugin |
Maximum security rating |
Moderate | |
Recommendation | Upgrade to Struts 2.5.16 |
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Affected Software | Struts 2.1.1 - Struts 2.5.14.1 |
Reporter | Yevgeniy Grushka & Alvaro Munoz from HPE |
CVE Identifier | CVE-2018-1327 |
Problem
The REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.
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Use Jackson XML handler instead of the default XStream handler as described here.