CVE-2017-15707 (GCVE-0-2017-15707)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-01 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:01
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Summary
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • DoS attack
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 946 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Affected: 2.5 to 2.5.14
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Date Public
2017-11-30 00:00
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