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CVE-2023-41835

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-41835 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apache Struts, where multipart requests with oversized fields can leave uploaded files in the temporary directory even after the request is denied, leading to potential denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, users are strongly advised to upgrade to Struts versions 2.5.32, 6.1.2.2, or 6.3.0.1 or greater to mitigate this risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.5.31CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.1.2.1, <= 6.3.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.5.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.1.2.1, < 6.3.0.1CPE 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
6.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0629 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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: org.apache.struts:struts2-coreFixed in: 6.3.0.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts:struts2-coreFixed in: 6.1.2.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts:struts2-coreFixed in: 2.5.32

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-729q-fcgp-r5xhhigh

Apache Struts Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources vulnerability

Dec 5, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-41835Moderate

struts: Excessive disk usage during file upload

Dec 5, 2023

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20231013-0001
lists.apache.org / thread/6wj530kh3ono8phr642y9sqkl67ys2ft
Mailing ListRelease Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/12/09/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory