CVE-2023-41835

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

W

hen a Multipart request is performed but some of the fields exceed the maxStringLength limit, the upload files will remain in struts.multipart.saveDir even if the request has been denied. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.32 or 6.1.2.2 or Struts 6.3.0.1 or greater, which fixe this issue.

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6wj530kh3ono8phr642y9sqkl67ys2ft	Mailing List Release Notes
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/09/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6wj530kh3ono8phr642y9sqkl67ys2ft	Mailing List Release Notes
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0001/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/09/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts::::::::
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History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0001/ -

21 Nov 2024, 08:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://lists.apache.org/thread/6wj530kh3ono8phr642y9sqkl67ys2ft - Mailing List, Release Notes~~	() https://lists.apache.org/thread/6wj530kh3ono8phr642y9sqkl67ys2ft - Mailing List, Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/09/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/09/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-12-05 09:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-41835

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41835

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41835

JSON object : View

Products Affected

struts

CWE

CWE-459

Incomplete Cleanup

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