Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache Struts by Oracle
CVE-2017-9787

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Struts
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2017

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Oracle's Apache Struts framework that could allow an attacker to exploit the Spring AOP functionality to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This occurs when debugging and securing Struts actions, enabling attackers to cause an application to become unresponsive. To mitigate the risk, it is essential to upgrade to the latest stable versions of Apache Struts, specifically version 2.5.12 or 2.3.33.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Struts 2.3.x prior to 2.3.33

Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.10.1

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039115
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/de3d325f0433cd3b4225...
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EPSS Score

8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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