Asymmetric resource consumption (amplification) vulnerability in Apache Struts. When a request parameter is bound to an arbitrary-precision decimal (java.math.BigDecimal) property that is then rendered through the Struts tag library, the framework can produce a response many orders of magnitude larger than the request, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust server CPU and outbound network capacity with sustained low-volume traffic. Applications that do not bind request parameters to BigDecimal properties, or never render such a property through the Struts tag library, are not affected. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.5.14 through 2.5.33, from 6.0.0 through 6.11.0, from 7.0.0 through 7.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.12.0 or 7.4.0, which fixes the issue.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-076 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-08 19:11
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-076 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/05/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory