Is CVE-2023-50164 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-50164 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-50164?

CVE-2023-50164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-50164?

CVE-2023-50164 has an EPSS score of 80.82% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50164?

Upgrade struts to 6.3.0.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-50164

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

strutsNVD

Affected:>= 6.0.0, < 6.3.0.2Fixed in:6.3.0.2CVE-2023-50164derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

80.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Mailing List1

openwall.com

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CVE-2020-17519	High	7.5	98%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2016-3715	Medium	5.5	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-15175	High	7.4	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39316	High	7.5	67%	-	-
CVE-2017-14942	Critical	9.8	61%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-13.