CVE-2017-12611 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 87.1% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 87.12% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | struts |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Struts 2.0.1 < 2.3.33 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - Arbitrary Code Execution | 2017-09-08 |
References
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html
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