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CVE-2025-68493

Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 befo

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.00033
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Affected Products & Versions

3
apache struts>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.3.37
apache struts>= 2.5.0 and <= 2.5.33
apache struts>= 6.0.0 and < 6.1.1
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Affected Packages

3
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.opensymphony:xwork HIGH
Maven org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core HIGH
Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core HIGH
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Apache Struts2 XWork Component XML External Entity (XXE) injection (CVE-2025-68493)web-application-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Jan 2026 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/11/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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