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CVE-2017-9805 Detail

Current 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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.1 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052 Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html Vendor Advisory 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/ Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-9805
NVD Published Date:
09/15/2017
NVD Last Modified:
08/12/2019
Source:
Apache Software Foundation