CVE-2017-9805

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    CVE-2017-9805

    Published: 15 Sept 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263, https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax, https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/, https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html, https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2, https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html, https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f633bb8270ea52b8d168ade14b8721d8739ceab1
    Fixed -f0b3a1d213d0018931c8ee85bbddb767f852f539

    Affected versions

    STRUTS_2_3_33

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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