CVE-2024-53677: Apache Struts file upload logic is flawed
File upload logic is flawed vulnerability in Apache Struts. 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. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 6.4.0.
Published Dec 11, 2024 · Updated Jul 15, 2025
Affected packages
org.apache.struts:struts2-core
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Affected
- < 6.4.0
- Fixed in
- 6.4.0
- Check
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.struts:struts2-core
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
File upload logic is flawed vulnerability in Apache Struts. 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.
This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 6.4.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0 at least and migrate to the new file upload mechanism https://struts.apache.org/core-developers/file-upload. If you are not using an old file upload logic based on FileuploadInterceptor your application is safe.
You can find more details in https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067 .
Credited to chximn-dt.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53677
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-067
- https://struts.apache.org/core-developers/file-upload
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0005
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/1ecfbae46543a83e131404f8dcc84b3d0d554854
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/3ef9ade8902a63bb560892453eeca02bfddefc78
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/930fef7679d7247db9e460c146b1698a9d7ad1e4
- https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/the-anatomy-of-broken-apache-struts-2-a-technical-deep-dive-into-cve-2024-53677
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43mq-6xmg-29vm
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