Apache Struts 2 fixes a high-severity vulnerability

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[TLP:CLEAR] Apache Struts 2 fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Apache Struts 2 version 6.1.1 fixes a high-severity vulnerability [1].

Apache Struts 2 - information disclosure, DoS, SSRF (CVE-2025-68493)

CVSS 8.1 (High)

Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted XML to obtain potentially sensitive server data, perform a DoS attack, or possibly SSRF. The vulnerability affects the XWork component. If an immediate update is not possible, the risk can be temporarily mitigated by changing the configuration at the JVM level or by setting 'xwork.saxParserFactory=' to a custom class that disables external entities. More information on temporary workarounds can be found at [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

Apache Struts; >=2.0.0, <=2.3.37; >=2.5.0, <=2.5.33; >=6.0.0, <6.1.1;

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

More information:

CVE-2025-68493 at cve.org, NVD
CWE-112: Missing XML Validation at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 11. 1. 2026.

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[TLP:CLEAR] Apache Struts 2 fixes a high-severity vulnerability

Apache Struts 2 - information disclosure, DoS, SSRF (CVE-2025-68493)

CVSS 8.1 (High)

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