CVE-2017-9793

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

• CWE-20

• http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-429.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001/
• https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-051.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2Third Party Advisory
• http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-429.htmThird Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001/
• https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-051.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 20, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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