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Apache Struts 'CVE-2017-9804' Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (S2-051) (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Apache Struts is prone to a Denial of Service in the Struts REST plugin.
Insight
Insight
The REST Plugin is using outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Struts 2.1.6 - 2.3.33 Struts 2.5 - 2.5.12.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Struts 2.3.34, 2.5.13 or later.