In Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.31, and 2.5.x before 2.5.5, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used for path traversal and execution of arbitrary code on server side. This vulnerability is only exploitable when using the Struts 2 Convention plugin in conjunction with Apache Struts.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2022-11-03T22:48:46Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
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"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-20T17:29:00Z"
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