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CVE-2017-9805

CVE-2017-9805HIGH

Apache Struts

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   N  U  H  H  H    8.1   .9940   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product        Versions                                               Fixed
  Apache Struts  Apache Struts before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 21  Reserved by apache
  Sep 15  Published (CNA: apache)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-502 · CNA: apache · CVSS v3.1 · 13 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

Description

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.1 through 2.3.x before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 21, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by apache
September 15, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: apache)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	—	Apache Struts before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13	—

Weaknesses

CWE-502

References (13)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/ [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-9805 at cve.org

Vendors: apache

Weaknesses: CWE-502

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