Description

Possible Remote Code Execution attack when using the Struts REST plugin with XStream handler to handle XML payloads.

Remediation

Upgrade to Struts 2.5.13 or Struts 2.3.34.

References

Security Bulletin S2-052

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2017-9805 CWE-94 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Code Execution Known Vulnerabilities Acumonitor