S2-069: CVE-2025-68493: Apache Struts, Apache Struts: XXE vulnerability in outdated XWork component

Lukasz Lenart <[email protected]> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:40:54 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.jakarta.struts.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Severity: important=20

Affected versions:

- Apache Struts (com.opensymphony:xwork) 2.0.0 before 2.2.1
- Apache Struts (org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core) 2.2.1 through 6.1.0

Description:

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.

References:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069
https://struts.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=3DCVE-2025-68493