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CVE-2006-1547

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-01-21 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2006-03-30
  • Fixed in1.2.9
  • WeaknessCWE-749

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Description

ActionForm in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2006-03-3022:02CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-01-21Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-01-21Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-01-21Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0713:35SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apache strutsversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2< 1.2.91.2.9

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apache struts to 1.2.9
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-07-21

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-01-21
Patch Due Date
2022-07-21
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2006-03-30
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1547?

ActionForm in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.

Is CVE-2006-1547 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2006-1547 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-07-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1547?

CVE-2006-1547 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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