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CVE-2017-9791

Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild

This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-02-10. Federal due date: 2022-08-10.

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Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

The Struts 1 plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x and 2.3.x might allow remote code execution via a malicious field value passed in a raw message to the ActionMessage.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheStruts
Versions 2.3.1, 2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.4.1

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