vulnerability
Apache Struts: S2-045 (CVE-2017-5638): Security updates available for Apache Struts
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 10, 2017 | Jun 27, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 10, 2017
Added
Jun 27, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
Solutions
apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_32apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_10_1
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