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Apache Struts: S2-052 (CVE-2017-9805): Security updates available for Apache Struts

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Apache Struts: S2-052 (CVE-2017-9805): Security updates available for Apache Struts

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/05/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/06/2017
Modified
04/07/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_34
  • apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_13

References

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