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Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-11776 Mappings

Apache Struts versions 2.3 to 2.3.34 and 2.5 to 2.5.16 suffer from possible Remote Code Execution when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true (either by user or a plugin like Convention Plugin) and then: results are used with no namespace and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace and similar to results, same possibility when using url tag which doesn't have value and action set and in same time, its upper package have no or wildcard namespace.

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Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability secondary_impact T1496 Resource Hijacking
Comments
CVE-2018-11776 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Struts web application framework that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on the affected servers when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true and then results are used with no namespace. Volexity also reports active scanning and attempts to exploit CVE-2018-11776 in order to deploy cryptocurrency miners.
References
  1. https://www.volexity.com/blog/2018/08/27/active-exploitation-of-new-apache-struts-vulnerability-cve-2018-11776-deploys-cryptocurrency-miner/
  2. https://www.keysight.com/blogs/en/tech/nwvs/2022/06/03/strutting-to-remote-code-execution-anatomy-of-cve-2018-11776
CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability primary_impact T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Comments
CVE-2018-11776 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Struts web application framework that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on the affected servers when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true and then results are used with no namespace.
References
  1. https://www.volexity.com/blog/2018/08/27/active-exploitation-of-new-apache-struts-vulnerability-cve-2018-11776-deploys-cryptocurrency-miner/
  2. https://www.keysight.com/blogs/en/tech/nwvs/2022/06/03/strutting-to-remote-code-execution-anatomy-of-cve-2018-11776
CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability exploitation_technique T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Comments
CVE-2018-11776 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Struts web application framework that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on the affected servers when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true and then results are used with no namespace.
References
  1. https://www.volexity.com/blog/2018/08/27/active-exploitation-of-new-apache-struts-vulnerability-cve-2018-11776-deploys-cryptocurrency-miner/
  2. https://www.keysight.com/blogs/en/tech/nwvs/2022/06/03/strutting-to-remote-code-execution-anatomy-of-cve-2018-11776