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Apache Struts multipart request processing file leak DoS

IdentifiersCVE-2025-64775CWE-772

CVE-2025-64775 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Struts caused by a file leak during multipart request processing. When Struts handles multipart/form-data requests for file uploads, temporary files created as part of request parsing are not properly cleaned up under the vulnerable code path, allowing them to accumulate on disk. Repeated exploitation can exhaust available storage and destabilize or crash the application server. The issue is documented by the Apache Struts project as S2-068 and was reported by Nicolas Fournier. Affected versions are Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 6.7.0 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.3.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to consume disk space on the target system until temporary storage or the underlying filesystem is exhausted. This can cause denial of service for the Struts application and potentially the broader host, including failed uploads, application errors, inability to write logs or temporary files, degraded performance, and possible server instability or crashes.

Mitigation

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If immediate upgrade is not possible, constrain the temporary directory used for uploaded files by placing it on a dedicated volume or filesystem with strict size limits so exhaustion does not impact the rest of the host. Monitor disk usage and alert on abnormal growth in multipart upload temp storage. If file upload functionality is not required, disable file upload support in Struts. These are compensating controls only and do not remove the underlying flaw.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Apache Struts to a fixed release. The provided fixes are Apache Struts 6.8.0 and 7.1.1 or later. The content indicates these versions address the file leak and that patches are backward compatible. Systems running end-of-life vulnerable branches should migrate to a supported fixed version rather than remain on unsupported releases.
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