CVE-2017-9793 (GCVE-0-2017-9793)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-20 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:12
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Summary
The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.
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CWE
  • A remote attacker may create a DoS attack by sending crafted xml request when using the Struts REST plugin
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Affected: 2.3.7 - 2.3.33
Affected: 2.5 - 2.5.12
Affected: 2.1.x series
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