CVE-2017-7672

MEDIUM

Apache Struts <2.5.12 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.

References (6)

[Mitigation, Vendor Advisory] http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114

[Vendor Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0135

EPSS Percentile 79.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (9)

apache/struts

apache/struts

apache/struts

apache/struts

apache/struts

apache/struts

apache/struts

org.apache.struts/struts2-core < 2.5.12Maven

Apache Software Foundation/Apache Struts < 2.5 to 2.5.10.1

Published Jul 13, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026