Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package libstruts1.2-java (opens in a new tab)
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- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed10 Jul 2017
Introduced: 10 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-9791 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libstruts1.2-java package and not the libstruts1.2-java package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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 ActionMessage.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-9791.yaml