---
title: "CVE-2023-50164: Apache Struts: File upload component… | CubePath"
description: "An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50164
---

# CVE-2023-50164: Apache Struts: File upload component… | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apache. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50164)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.80819 (80.8% probability)

Percentile

99.6%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Dec 16, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Public proof of concept recorded by CISA

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-552](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html) Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Apache Struts

  - affected: 2.0.0 up to 2.5.32
  - affected: 6.0.0 up to 6.3.0.1

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj](https://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhj) vendor-advisory mailing-list
- [openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1](https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upl…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html)
- [security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Dec 4, 2023
2. Record published Dec 7, 2023
3. Record last updated Mar 14, 2025

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