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TITLE:
Apache Struts XWork "ParameterInterceptor" Security Bypass
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40575

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-13

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DESCRIPTION:
Meder Kydyraliev has reported a vulnerability in Apache Struts, which
can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in XWork, which can be
exploited to modify server-side objects and e.g. execute arbitrary
commands via specially crafted OGNL (Object-Graph Navigation
Language) expressions.

For more information:
SA40558

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the SVN repository.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Meder Kydyraliev, Google Security Team

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apache:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=956389

Meder Kydyraliev:
http://blog.o0o.nu/2010/07/cve-2010-1870-struts2xwork-remote.html

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