# CVE-2018-1327: Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1327-apache-struts-rest-plugin-can-potentially-allow-a-dos-attack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1327 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-16

Apache Struts REST Plugin can potentially allow a DoS attack

Technologies: [org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-struts-struts2-rest-plugin). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1327 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1327 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1327?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 16 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.1,fixed=2.5.16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1327?** Yes. org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1327?** Check whether you run org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.16 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin to 2.5.16 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.1.1,fixed=2.5.16

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1327
- GHSA-38cr-2ph5-frr9

## Related threats

- [Code injection in Apache Struts](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-4316-code-injection-in-apache-struts)
- [Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts 2](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-4438-arbitrary-code-execution-in-apache-struts-2)
- [REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-9805-apache-struts-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability)
- [The REST Plugin in Apache Struts is using an outdated XStream library](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-9793-the-rest-plugin-in-apache-struts-is-using-an-outdated-xstream)
- [Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-15707-moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-org-apache-struts)