GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c

REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2017-9805
CVSS_V3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

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.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
Maven · org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-pluginintroduced 2.1.1, fixed 2.3.34
Maven · org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-pluginintroduced 2.5.0, fixed 2.5.13

References

Sources

SourceLicence
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