6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-4556
Apache Struts OGNL Expression Injection Vulnerability
Description

Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via form input beginning with a "%{" sequence and ending with a "}" character.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2007, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 26, 2018, 2 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2007-4556 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4556 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensymphony xwork

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-4556 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-4556 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25524 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25524 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26681 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/26681 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-001.html Patch http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-001.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3042 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3042 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3041 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3041 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jira.opensymphony.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10050&styleName=Html&version=21706 No Types Assigned http://jira.opensymphony.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10050&styleName=Html&version=21706 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/37072 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/37072 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2030 No Types Assigned http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2030 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jira.opensymphony.com/browse/XW-544 No Types Assigned http://jira.opensymphony.com/browse/XW-544 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jira.opensymphony.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10050&styleName=Html&version=21701 No Types Assigned http://jira.opensymphony.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10050&styleName=Html&version=21701 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26694 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/26694 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26693 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/26693 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://wiki.opensymphony.com/display/WW/1.2.3+Press+Release No Types Assigned http://wiki.opensymphony.com/display/WW/1.2.3+Press+Release Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://forums.opensymphony.com/ann.jspa?annID=54 Patch http://forums.opensymphony.com/ann.jspa?annID=54 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensymphony:xwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:opensymphony:xwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensymphony:xwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:opensymphony:xwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.0.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4556 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4556 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

17.42 }} -3.94%

score

0.96224

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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