CVE-2017-9805
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-15 19:00
Modified
2024-08-05 17:18
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifaxVendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805Broken Link
security@apache.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Apache Software FoundationApache Struts
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805

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