{"cve":"CVE-2018-1327","nvd":{"published":"2018-03-27T21:29:00.970","modified":"2026-06-17T01:51:01.707","status":"Modified","description":"The Apache Struts REST Plugin is using XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack when using a malicious request with specially crafted XML payload. Upgrade to the Apache Struts version 2.5.16 and switch to an optional Jackson XML handler as described here http://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers. Another option is to implement a custom XML handler based on the Jackson XML handler from the Apache Struts 2.5.16.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103516","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040575","https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-056","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02c2d634fa74209d941c90f9a4cd36a6f12366ca65f9b90446ff2de3%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:struts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-1327","score":0.08647,"percentile":0.95112,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9","summary":"Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack","modified":"2024-02-20T05:31:07.975982Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-rest-plugin","ranges":[">=2.1.1 <2.5.16"],"fixed":["2.5.16"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}