Fluid Attacks Database

Description

REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering 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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
maven	org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin	>=2.1.1 <2.3.34 \|\| >=2.5.0 <2.5.13	2.3.34, 2.5.13
maven	org.apache.struts:struts2-core	>=2.5-alpha0 <=2.5.12 \|\| >=2.1.2 <2.2-alpha0 \|\| >=2.2.1 <2.3-alpha0 \|\| >=2.3-alpha0 <=2.3.33	2.3.34, 2.5.13

Aliases

1. CVE-2017-98052. NVD-2017-98053. OSV-2017-98054. GCVE-2017-98055. ACCESS-CVE-2017-9805

References

1. https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/19494718865f2fb7da5ea363de3822f87fbda262. https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/6dd6e5cfb7b5e020abffe7e8091bd63fe97c10a3. https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax4. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14884825. https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-0526. https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-98057. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-00018. https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html9. https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts210. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909031344/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060911. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922053119/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/103926312. https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-980513. https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4262714. https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/11299215. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html16. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060917. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/103926318. https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-9805.yaml19. https://github.com/luc10/struts-rce-cve-2017-980520. https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/struts2_rest_xstream.rb

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