CVE-2017-9793: Improper Input Validation

September 20, 2017 (updated August 12, 2019)

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow to perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

References

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.3.7 up to 2.3.14.3, all versions starting from 2.3.15 up to 2.3.15.3, all versions starting from 2.3.16 up to 2.3.16.3, version 2.3.17, all versions starting from 2.3.19 up to 2.3.20.2, all versions starting from 2.3.21 up to 2.3.23, all versions starting from 2.3.24.2 up to 2.3.24.3, all versions starting from 2.3.25 up to 2.3.28.1, all versions starting from 2.3.29 up to 2.3.33, all versions starting from 2.5 up to 2.5.10.1, version 2.5.12