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title: CVE-2014-7809
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7809
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# CVE-2014-7809

Publication date 10 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.x before 2.3.20 uses predictable <s:token/>
values, which allows remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection
mechanism.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7809#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libstruts1.2-java | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

2.0.0+

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7809)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7809)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-7809)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7809)

### Other references

* <http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031309>
* <http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-023.html>
* <http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129421/Apache-Struts-2.3.20-Security-Fixes.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7809>