Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability

GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx · CVE-2017-7672

Published Oct 16, 2018 · Modified Feb 19, 2024

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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