Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache Struts REST Plugin
CVE-2017-9793

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Struts
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2017

Summary

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts versions 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33, and 2.5 through 2.5.12 utilizes an outdated XStream library. This outdated library can be exploited to perform Denial of Service attacks by sending malicious requests with specially crafted XML payloads, potentially impacting the application's availability and service continuity.

Affected Version(s)

Apache Struts 2.3.7 - 2.3.33

Apache Struts 2.5 - 2.5.12

Apache Struts 2.1.x series

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

EPSS Score

10% 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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