SB2018032805 - Denial of service in Apache Struts
Published: March 28, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018032805
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1327)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XXE attack and cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient XXE protections. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML request and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.