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CVE-2017-9791 — Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2017-9791 · CWE: CWE-20

CVE-2017-9791: Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Apache
Product Struts 1
Date added 2022-02-10
Due date 2022-08-10
Ransomware campaign use Unknown

Description

The Struts 1 plugin in Apache Struts might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the ActionMessage.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9791

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-20. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9791
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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