CVE-2017-9805 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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 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://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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1