CVE-2017-9805

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 8.1
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-9805
  • Assigner
  • security@apache.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-09-15T19:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-08-12T21:15:15
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-502 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.1
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html Vendor Advisory
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9805
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:38:41 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 21:05:23 2017-09-15T19:29Z 2017-09-15T19:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 21:05:23 2019-08-12T21:15:15 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 21:05:24 Modified Vulnerability Status updated