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Struts CVE-2025-68493

HIGH
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2026-01-11 security@apache.org GHSA-qcfc-hmrc-59x7
Apache Struts XXE
8.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Red Hat
7.1 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 11, 2026 - 13:15 nvd
HIGH 8.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 51 maven packages depend on org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (2 direct, 49 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.2.1.

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

Struts versions up to 2.2.1 is affected by improper restriction of xml external entity reference (CVSS 8.1).

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability (CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference) affects Struts. 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.

RemediationAI

Update to version 6.1.1 or later. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

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