MEDIUM 5.9 Maven
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability
GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx · CVE-2017-7672
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Description
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7672
- PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/struts
- WEB https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d@%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
- WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215142/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20200227144724/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563
- WEB http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html
- WEB http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
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