CVE-2017-9805 · netVigilance record NV21-0027
Apache Struts Deserialization of Untrusted Data
past due
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Apache Struts REST Plugin 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.
Who is affected
Apache Struts. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-502.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2017-9805 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805