CVE-2017-9793

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

El Plugin REST en Apache Struts versiones 2.1.x, versiones 2.3.7 hasta 2.3.33 y versiones 2.5 hasta 2.5.12, está usando una biblioteca XStream obsoleta que es vulnerable y permite realizar un ataque de DoS usando una petición maliciosa con una carga útil XML especialmente diseñada.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-06-21 CVE Reserved
2017-09-20 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-429.htm	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html	2019-08-12
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-051.html	2019-08-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2	2019-08-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.7"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.14.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.14.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.14.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.14.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.14.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.14.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.15.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.15.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.15.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.15.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.15.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.15.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.16"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.16.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.16.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.16.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.16.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.16.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.16.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.20.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.20.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.20.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.20.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.21 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.21"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.22 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.22"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.23 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.23"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.24.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.24.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.24.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.24.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.25 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.25"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.26 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.26"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.27 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.27"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.28"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.28.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.28.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.29 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.29"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.30 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.30"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.31 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.31"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.32 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.32"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.3.33 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.3.33"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5"		beta1		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5"		beta2		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5"		beta3		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.5"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.7"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.10.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.10.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Struts Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts"				2.5.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Struts" and version "2.5.12"		-		Affected