Apache Struts Under Siege: Hackers Exploit Critical Vulnerability CVE-2024-53677
Researchers are sounding the alarm on CVE-2024-53677, a high-severity Apache Struts vulnerability. Threat actors are exploiting it to upload malicious files, reminiscent of a cyber villain’s file-sharing service. The root cause? Apparently, an older patch that couldn’t quite cut the mustard. Time for an upgrade, folks!
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like the Apache Struts vulnerability CVE-2024-53677 is the new hot potato in town, and everyone and their cyber-criminal cousin wants a piece of it. If you’re running an old version of Struts, you might want to update faster than your grandma deletes her browser history after googling “how to make moonshine.”
Key Points:
- Apache Struts vulnerability CVE-2024-53677 has a serious CVSS score of 9.5.
- It allows remote attackers to upload malicious files for potential remote code execution.
- Impacts several outdated versions of Apache Struts, from 2.0.0 to 6.3.0.2.
- The issue stems from an incomplete fix of a previous vulnerability, CVE-2023-50164.
- Users are advised to upgrade to Struts 6.4.0 or higher to avoid exploitation.
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