CVE-2017-5638

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor: Apache
Status: Apache Struts
Vendor: CVE Published:; 11 March 2017

Badges

💰 Ransomware👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 95%🦅 CISA Reported

Summary

The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited and is known by the CISA as enabling ransomware campaigns.

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Struts 2.3.x before 2.3.32

Apache Struts 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

struts-pwn
Created by mazen160

Struts2-045-Exp
Created by Flyteas

strutszeiro
Created by mthbernardes