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CVE-2017-9791

critical

Description

The Struts 1 plugin in 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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9791

http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-10

Updated: 2026-04-21

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94127