CVE-2017-9791

unknown KEV

Published 2022-05-13 · Modified 2022-02-10

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

The Struts 1 plugin in Apache Struts might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the ActionMessage.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Apache
Product: Struts 1
Due date: 2022-08-10

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42324 webapps multiple verified

Vex Woo · 2017-07-07

Apache Struts 2.3.x Showcase - Remote Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-44643 remote multiple verified

Metasploit · 2018-05-17

Apache Struts 2 - Struts 1 Plugin Showcase OGNL Code Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_multi/http/struts2_code_exec_showcase rank 600

Apache Struts 2 Struts 1 Plugin Showcase OGNL Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Maven	org.apache.struts:struts2-struts1-plugin	`<=2.3.37`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.