ghsa-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx
Vulnerability from github
Published
2018-10-16 19:36
Modified
2024-01-04 23:08
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Details

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.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.struts:struts2-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.5.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.5.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-7672"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:28:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx",
  "modified": "2024-01-04T23:08:58Z",
  "published": "2018-10-16T19:36:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7672"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/struts"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d@%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215142/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200227144724/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability"
}


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