CVE-2023-50164 - CVE House

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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-50164

Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability

0 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Steven Seeley of Source Incite

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Struts

Vulnerable Versions:

2.0.0, 6.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 7th, 2023

Last Modified: March 14th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1083 File and Directory Discovery

T1005 Data from Local System

T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

T1565 Data Manipulation