Apache · Struts 1
CVE-2006-1547
Apache Struts 1 ActionForm Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
What it is
ActionForm in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.
CISA: ActionForm in Apache Struts versions before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 contains a vulnerability that allows for denial-of-service (DoS).
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: July 21, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- January 21, 2022
- Published
- March 30, 2006
- Severity
- High 7.5 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 55% in the top 1.0% of all known vulnerabilities
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (9)
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015856
- http://struts.apache.org/struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1205
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19493
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
- http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38534
More exploited flaws from Apache
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | Improper Input Validation | Struts 1 | Critical 9.8 | 99% |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Command Injection | Struts | High 8.1 | 97% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data | Tomcat | High 7.5 | 99% |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Improper Input Validation | ActiveMQ | High 8.8 | 98% |
| May 1, 2025 | Improper Escaping of Output | HTTP Server | Critical 9.1 | >99.9% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Path Equivalence | Tomcat | Critical 10.0 | 99.9% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Forced Browsing | OFBiz | Critical 9.8 | >99.9% |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Improper Access Control | HugeGraph-Server | Critical 9.8 | 99.2% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.