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CVE-2006-1547

86
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1547 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache Struts versions prior to 1.2.9 when used with BeanUtils 1.7. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting a multipart/form-data request that references a specific method, leading to resource exhaustion. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5 due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high availability impact. It is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community discussion, despite a lack of public exploit code on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
54.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jan 21, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5464 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: struts:strutsFixed in: 1.2.9
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Application Server 3AS
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-7qwv-cwgj-c8rjhigh

Improper Input Validation in Apache Struts

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2006-1547Moderate

security flaw

Mar 22, 2006

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
issues.apache.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions Required
lists.suse.com / archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/19493
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/20117
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25613
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
struts.apache.org / struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html
Broken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/17342
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1205
Broken Link