Security advisory

{
  "id": "33427ebe867f4df436e9976b5174c7dcf0f51738c56f9eb07c9c70ed82805c64",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9805",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-9805",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-9805",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-9805",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-9805",
        "GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/struts",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "f633bb8270ea52b8d168ade14b8721d8739ceab1"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "f0b3a1d213d0018931c8ee85bbddb767f852f539"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "9f5082615ede714618c8694c418210d43338daf6"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.1.2"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.3.34"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.5.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.5.13"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "STRUTS_2_3_33",
            "STRUTS_2_5_12",
            "STRUTS_2_5_11",
            "STRUTS_2_3_32",
            "STRUTS_2_5_10",
            "STRUTS_2_5_9",
            "STRUTS_2_5_8",
            "STRUTS_2_5_7",
            "STRUTS_2_5_6",
            "STRUTS_2_5_5",
            "STRUTS_2_5_4",
            "STRUTS_2_3_31",
            "STRUTS_2_5_3",
            "STRUTS_2_3_30",
            "STRUTS_2_3_29",
            "STRUTS_2_3_28",
            "STRUTS_2_3_24_1",
            "STRUTS_2_3_27",
            "STRUTS_2_3_26",
            "STRUTS_2_3_25",
            "STRUTS_2_5_BETA2",
            "STRUTS_2_3_24",
            "STRUTS_2_5_BETA1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9805.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:06.866076251Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805",
        "https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax",
        "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/",
        "https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html",
        "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482",
        "https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "apache:struts",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "2.1.2"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "2.3.34"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "2.5.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "2.5.13"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_RANGE"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:hosted_collaboration_solution:10.5\\(1\\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:hosted_collaboration_solution:11.0\\(1\\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:hosted_collaboration_solution:11.5\\(1\\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:hosted_collaboration_solution:11.6\\(1\\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "cisco:hosted_collaboration_solution",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "10.5(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "10.5(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "11.0(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "11.0(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "11.5(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "11.5(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "11.6(1)"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "11.6(1)"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:media_experience_engine:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:media_experience_engine:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "cisco:media_experience_engine",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "3.5"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "3.5"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "3.5.2"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "3.5.2"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-9805",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441074,
  "published_at": "2017-09-15T19:29:00.237+00:00"
}