CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedApache Struts versions 2.5.14 to 2.5.33, 6.0.0 to 6.11.0, and 7.0.0 to 7.3.0 are vulnerable to an asymmetric resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit the framework by sending low-volume requests that generate disproportionately large responses, potentially exhausting server resources. Organizations using these affected versions should prioritize upgrading to versions 6.12.0 or 7.4.0 to mitigate the risk of denial-of-service attacks. This issue is particularly critical for applications that bind request parameters to BigDecimal properties and utilize the Struts tag library.
Original NVD Description
Asymmetric resource consumption (amplification) vulnerability in Apache Struts. When a request parameter is bound to an arbitrary-precision decimal (java.math.BigDecimal) property that is then rendered through the Struts tag library, the framework can produce a response many orders of magnitude larger than the request, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust server CPU and outbound network capacity with sustained low-volume traffic. Applications that do not bind request parameters to BigDecimal properties, or never render such a property through the Struts tag library, are not affected. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.5.14 through 2.5.33, from 6.0.0 through 6.11.0, from 7.0.0 through 7.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.12.0 or 7.4.0, which fixes the issue.