CVE-2012-1592 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Apache Struts2

What is CVE-2012-1592?

CVE-2012-1592 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Struts, published on 5 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1592?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.struts:struts2-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Struts.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1592?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to 2.5.22 or later.

Is CVE-2012-1592 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1592 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Struts

• CVE-2020-17530 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-9791 Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-0391 Apache Struts 2 Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.1

All Apache Struts vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8m5q-crqq-6pmf.