GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c

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    GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c

    Published: 16 Oct 2018Last Modified: 22 Oct 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-9805

    Summary: REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering

    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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805, https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/19494718865f2fb7da5ea363de3822f87fbda26, https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6dd6e5cfb7b5e020abffe7e8091bd63fe97c10a, https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482, https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052, https://github.com/apache/struts, 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, https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2, https://web.archive.org/web/20170909031344/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609, https://web.archive.org/web/20170922053119/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627, https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-rest-plugin

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.1.1
    Fixed -2.3.34

    Affected versions

    2.1.2
    2.1.6
    2.1.8
    2.1.8.1

    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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