VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2017-9791
Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 98.9%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
The Struts 1 plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x and 2.3.x might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the ActionMessage.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 98.91% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 10 February 2022 · due 10 August 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- security@apache.org
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9791
References
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9791US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.