{"id":"CVE-2023-50164","aliases":["GHSA-2j39-qcjm-428w"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50164","summary":"Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability","details":"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.\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.","published":"2023-12-07T08:49:19.853Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:47.793536074Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.80819,"percentile":0.99609,"asOf":"2026-08-23"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":12,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","fixedVersion":"2.5.33"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","fixedVersion":"6.3.0.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50164.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50164"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:47.793536074Z"}}