VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7672
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 9.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.84% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.