CVE-2017-9793

high-risk
Published 2017-09-20

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

Do I need to act?

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7.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Apache

References (14)

Third Party Advisory http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulle...
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403....
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001/
Patch https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-051.html
Third Party Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
Third Party Advisory http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulle...
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403....
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001/
Patch https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-051.html
Third Party Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 26/34 · High