CVE-2017-9791 (GCVE-0-2017-9791)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-10 16:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Struts |
Affected:
2.1.x series
Affected: 2.3.x series |
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-20 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Struts 1 |
| Due Date | 2022-08-10 |
| Date Added | 2022-02-10 |
| Vendorproject | Apache |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | The Struts 1 plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x and 2.3.x might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the... |
| Vendor | Apache Software Foundation |
| Product | Apache Struts |
| Added Date | 2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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