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CVE-2025-68493 (GCVE-0-2025-68493)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-11 13:05 – Updated: 2026-09-14 12:04

Shadowserver Previdian

Title

Apache Struts, Apache Struts: XXE vulnerability in outdated XWork component

Summary

Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-12 13:52 UTC

CWE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-112 - Missing XML Validation

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/11/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68493	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428559	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v…	x_sadp-csaf-vex

Impacted products

6 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	Affected: 2.0.0 , < 2.2.1 (semver)	guessed
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	Affected: 2.2.1 , ≤ 6.1.0 (semver)	guessed
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Fuse 7	cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7
Red Hat	Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8	cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8
Red Hat	Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack	cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp

Shadowserver

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 66850c75-e33c-4aac-9f8c-cc5d8dca899b

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-68493

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics

Severity: 81.0

Timestamps

First Seen: 2026-07-20

Asserted: 2026-07-20

Last Seen: 2026-08-31

Scope

Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']

Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details

1D	1
Iot	no
Feed	Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type	http-scan
Class	web-app-framework
7D Avg	0
Vendor	Apache
30D Avg	0
90D Avg	0
Product	Struts
Cisa Kev	no
Connections	2
Observation Date	2026-08-31
Vulnerability Class	CVSS
Vulnerability Score	8.1
Vulnerability Severity	High

References

Created: 2026-07-22 01:01 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-02 01:00 UTC

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 47a536a1-85f9-4138-a1d5-9c01627e2315

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-68493

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps

First Seen: 2026-07-20

Asserted: 2026-07-20

Scope

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details

Feed	KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title	Apache Struts, Apache Struts: XXE vulnerability in outdated XWork component
Vendor	Apache Software Foundation
Product	Apache Struts
Added Date	2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score	8.1
Epss Score	0.23054
Cvss Severity	HIGH
Epss Percentile	0.97507
Used In Malware	unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev	None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev	True

References

Created: 2026-07-21 11:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-21 11:00 UTC

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CERTFR-2026-AVI-0060

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: 2026-01-16 - Updated: 2026-01-16

Une vulnérabilité a été découverte dans Apache Struts. Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et une falsification de requêtes côté serveur (SSRF).

Solutions

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

L’éditeur indique les versions 2.0.x et 2.5.x sont en fin de vie et ne bénéficient plus de mises à jour de sécurité.

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Description
	Apache	Struts	Struts versions antérieures à 6.1.1

References

Title

Publication Time

CERTFR-2026-AVI-0060

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: 2026-01-16 - Updated: 2026-01-16

Solutions

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

L’éditeur indique les versions 2.0.x et 2.5.x sont en fin de vie et ne bénéficient plus de mises à jour de sécurité.

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Description
	Apache	Struts	Struts versions antérieures à 6.1.1

References

Title

Publication Time

BDU:2026-00379 (CVE-2025-68493)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2026-01-14 – Updated: 2026-01-14 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Shadowserver Previdian

Title

Уязвимость программной платформы Apache Struts, связанная с отсутствием проверки подлинности XML-документов, позволяющая нарушителю проводить XXE-атаки

Summary

Уязвимость программной платформы Apache Struts связана с отсутствием проверки подлинности XML-документов. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удаленно, проводить XXE-атаки

Severity

9.4 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

8.1 (High) CVSS 3.1


                      
                        CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Injection

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-112 - Отсутствие проверки подлинности XML

Aliases

CVE-2025-68493

References

1 reference

URL
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069

Impacted products

1 product from 1 vendor

Vendors

Apache Software Foundation

Products

Struts

Versions

от 2.0.0 до 2.3.37 включительно (Struts), от 2.5.0 до 2.5.33 включительно (Struts), от 6.0.0 до 6.1.0 включительно (Struts)

Product types

Application software

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций производителя: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069

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  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
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  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u043d\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-112",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 9,4)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.1 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 8,1)"
}

FKIE_CVE-2025-68493

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-11 13:15 - Updated: 2026-07-15 02:17

Shadowserver Previdian

Severity

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security@apache.org	https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069	Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/11/2	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68493
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428559
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c	https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-68493.json

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
apache	struts	*
apache	struts	*
apache	struts	*

JSON

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GHSA-QCFC-HMRC-59X7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-11 15:31 – Updated: 2026-01-16 19:10

Summary

Apache Struts 2 is Missing XML Validation

Details

Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts.

This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.struts:struts2-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
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        }
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  "id": "GHSA-qcfc-hmrc-59x7",
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    },
    {
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      "url": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069"
    },
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    },
    {
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WID-SEC-W-2026-0064

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-01-11 23:00 - Updated: 2026-03-17 23:00

Summary

Apache Struts (XWork): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien

Severity

Mittel

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2025-68493.

CVE-2025-68493

Known affected: 4 products

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Action not permitted

CVE-2025-68493 (GCVE-0-2025-68493)

Shadowserver

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Characteristics

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Scope

Evidence

Honeypot In The Wild Attempts Confidence: 70% Source: shadowserver

Details

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Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Timestamps

Scope

Evidence

Public Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 70% Source: kevintel

Details

References

CERTFR-2026-AVI-0060

Solutions

CERTFR-2026-AVI-0060

Solutions

BDU:2026-00379 (CVE-2025-68493)

FKIE_CVE-2025-68493

GHSA-QCFC-HMRC-59X7

WID-SEC-W-2026-0064

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