{
    "id": "CVE-2017-9805",
    "published": "2017-09-15 19:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:28:57",
    "cvss_score": "8.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-502",
    "description": "The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.1 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.",
    "epss_score": "0.99396",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99940",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:21:55",
    "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": "cisco",
            "product": "digital_media_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "cisco",
            "product": "hosted_collaboration_solution"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "cisco",
            "product": "media_experience_engine"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "cisco",
            "product": "network_performance_analysis"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "cisco",
            "product": "video_distribution_suite_for_internet_streaming"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "netapp",
            "product": "oncommand_balance"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2017-9805",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "Apache",
        "product": "Struts",
        "name": "Apache Struts Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42627",
            "title": "Apache Struts 2.5 < 2.5.12 - REST Plugin XStream Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2017-09-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263",
        "https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482",
        "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052",
        "https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/",
        "https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html",
        "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263",
        "https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482",
        "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052",
        "https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/",
        "https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html",
        "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805"
    ]
}