Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2023 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2023-49735Apache Tiles: Unvalidated input may lead to path traversal and XXE
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In plain English
A path traversal in Apache Tiles from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The value set as the DefaultLocaleResolver.LOCALE_KEY attribute on the session was not validated while resolving XML definition files, leading to possible path traversal and eventually SSRF/XXE when passing user-controlled data to this key. Passing user-controlled data to this key may be relatively common, as it was also used like that to set the language in the 'tiles-test' application shipped with Tiles. This issue affects Apache Tiles from version 2 onwards. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tiles | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Debian:13 | tiles | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Debian:14 | tiles | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts-tiles | no fix listed | GHSA-qw4h-3xjj-84cc |
| Maven | org.apache.tiles:tiles-core | no fix listed | GHSA-qw4h-3xjj-84cc |
| Maven | struts:struts | no fix listed | GHSA-qw4h-3xjj-84cc |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tiles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tiles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tiles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tiles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49735 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tiles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49735 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tiles | 2.0.0 – before * |
Weakness: CWE-22
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8ktm4vxr6vvc1qsxh6ft8jzmom1zl65p vendor-advisory