CVE-2006-1547

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

ActionForm in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.06% Top 10%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015856 vdb entry broken link third party advisory
http://struts.apache.org/struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html vendor advisory exploit broken link patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1205 broken link vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17342 vdb entry broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19493 broken link third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25613 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html broken link vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 broken link third party advisory
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38534 issue tracking broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1547?
CVE-2006-1547 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1547?
To fix CVE-2006-1547, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1547 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2006-1547 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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