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Apache Struts: S2-055 (CVE-2017-7525): Security updates available for Apache Struts

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Apache Struts: S2-055 (CVE-2017-7525): Security updates available for Apache Struts

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/19/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/19/2018
Modified
10/21/2019

Description

A deserialization flaw was discovered in the jackson-databind, versions before 2.6.7.1, 2.7.9.1 and 2.8.9, which could allow an unauthenticated user to perform code execution by sending the maliciously crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper.

Solution(s)

  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_14_1

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