REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering · CVE-2017-9805 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 5, 2024

Package

org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.13

>= 2.1.2, < 2.3.34

Patched versions

2.5.13

2.3.34

Description

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.2 through 2.3.x before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jan 5, 2024

Severity

High

8.1

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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