{
    "id": "CVE-2017-9791",
    "published": "2017-07-10 16:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:28:55",
    "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-20",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.98908",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99927",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-08-10",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:21:37",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-10."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "struts"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2017-9791",
        "date_added": "2022-02-10",
        "due_date": "2022-08-10",
        "vendor": "Apache",
        "product": "Struts 1",
        "name": "Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44643",
            "title": "Apache Struts 2 - Struts 1 Plugin Showcase OGNL Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-05-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42324",
            "title": "Apache Struts 2.3.x Showcase - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2017-07-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/",
        "http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-048.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99484",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038838",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42324/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44643/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9791"
    ]
}