CVE-2017-9791
CRITICAL9.8⚠ KEVEPSS 94.1%Code execution in Apache Struts 1 plugin
Published: 5/13/2022Modified: 10/22/2025Added to CISA KEV: 2/10/2022
Description
The Struts 1 plugin used with Apache Struts 2.1.x and 2.3.x might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the ActionMessage.
Affected packages (1)
- Maven/org.apache.struts:struts2-struts1-pluginfrom 0, <= 2.3.37
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H |
References (10)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9791
- WEBhttps://github.com/apache/struts/commit/ffe0e20edd9d5386f4410fddd970286a69373243
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002
- WEBhttp://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.html
- WEBhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9791
- WEBhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324
- WEBhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643
- WEBhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484
- WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838