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Apache Releases Security Advisory for Apache Struts

The Apache Software Foundation has released an advisory to address a vulnerable commons-fileupload library used in Apache Struts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.
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Summary

The Apache Software Foundation has released an advisory to address a vulnerable commons-fileupload library used in Apache Struts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Threat details


Remediation steps

Type Step
Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apache security advisory for CVE-2016-1000031 and upgrade to the latest released version of Commons FileUpload library, which is currently 1.3.3.

CVE Vulnerabilities

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:37 pm