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CVE-2007-4556

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2007-08-28 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Struts support in OpenSymphony XWork before 1.2.3, and 2.x before 2.0.4, as used in WebWork and Apache Struts, recursively evaluates all input as an Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expression when altSyntax is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) or execute arbitrary code via form input beginning with a "%{" sequence and ending with a "}" character.

Affected Platforms

Opensymphony Xwork

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References