{
    "id": "CVE-2017-5638",
    "published": "2017-03-11 02:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:20:54",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-755",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.99999",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99994",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:21:00",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "struts"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "arubanetworks",
            "product": "clearpass_policy_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "server_automation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v3500"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v3500_firmware"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v5000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v5000_firmware"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v7000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "storwize_v7000_firmware"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "lenovo",
            "product": "storage_v5030"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "lenovo",
            "product": "storage_v5030_firmware"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "netapp",
            "product": "oncommand_balance"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "weblogic_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2017-5638",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "Apache",
        "product": "Struts",
        "name": "Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41614",
            "title": "Apache Struts 2.3.5 < 2.3.31 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - 'Jakarta' Multipart Parser OGNL Injection (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2017-03-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41570",
            "title": "Apache Struts 2.3.5 < 2.3.31 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2017-03-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41570"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E",
        "https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html",
        "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/"
    ]
}