CVE-2017-5638 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 100% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 100% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-755 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | Apache / Struts |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (13)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | struts |
| arubanetworks | clearpass policy manager |
| hp | server automation |
| ibm | storwize v3500 |
| ibm | storwize v3500 firmware |
| ibm | storwize v5000 |
| ibm | storwize v5000 firmware |
| ibm | storwize v7000 |
| ibm | storwize v7000 firmware |
| lenovo | storage v5030 |
| lenovo | storage v5030 firmware |
| netapp | oncommand balance |
| oracle | weblogic server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Struts 2.3.5 < 2.3.31 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - 'Jakarta' Multipart Parser OGNL Injection (Metasploit) | 2017-03-15 |
| exploit-db | Apache Struts 2.3.5 < 2.3.31 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - Remote Code Execution | 2017-03-07 |
References
- http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt
- http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046
- https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228
- https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03749en_us
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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