vulnerability
Apache Struts: S2-052 (CVE-2017-9805): Security updates available for Apache Struts
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 5, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2017
Added
Sep 6, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_34apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_13
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