Denial of service in Apache Struts - CVE-2017-9793
Published: September 6, 2017 / Updated: September 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8112
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9793
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to an error when using outdated XStream library with the Struts REST plugin. A remote attacker can send a a specially crafted request with XML payload and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error when using outdated XStream library with the Struts REST plugin. A remote attacker can send a a specially crafted request with XML payload and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Apache Struts
Cisco Emergency Responder
Cisco Emergency Responder
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9793
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 2.5.13 and 2.3.34.