CVE-2025-68493 (GCVE-0-2025-68493)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-11 13:05
Modified
2026-07-15 01:25
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Summary
Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts.
This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.
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Impacted products
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