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CVE-2017-5638
March 11, 2017
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
Affected Packages
org.apache.struts:struts2-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s)
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.32
org.apache.struts:struts2-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s)
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.5.10.1
Related Resources (51)
https://twitter.com/theog150/status/841146956135124993
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-046.html
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064
https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2/
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html
https://github.com/apache/struts
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html
https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/b06dd50af2a3319dd896bf5c2f4972d2b772cf2b
https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git;a=commit;h=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03749en_us
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j77q-2qqg-6989
https://web.archive.org/web/20170921030226/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973
https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5638
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git;a=commit;h=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us
https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5638
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614/
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169
https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/
https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-14200
http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834067
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA145
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/
https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570
https://web.archive.org/web/20170311203630/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045
https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
10.0
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
ATTACKED
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
10.0
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE-755
EPSS
Base Score:
10.0