HIGH 7.5 Maven
Apache Struts allows entering a custom URL in a form field if built-in URLValidator is used
GHSA-x5x7-3v85-wpc4 · CVE-2017-9804
Published · Modified
Description
In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for S2-047 / CVE-2017-7672.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9804
- WEB https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/418a20c0594f23764fe29ced400c1219239899a
- PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/struts
- WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001
- WEB https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-050.html
- WEB https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165852/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100612
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20201021075553/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039261
- WEB http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt
- WEB http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
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