CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-5638
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Apache Struts
Apache Struts Jakarta Multipart parser allows for malicious file upload using the Content-Type value, leading to remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5638
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2017-03-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-755
Description
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
Affected configurations
• apache struts (>= 2.2.3 < 2.3.32)
• apache struts (>= 2.5.0 < 2.5.10.1)
• ibm storwize v3500 firmware 7.7.1.6
• ibm storwize v3500 firmware 7.8.1.0
• ibm storwize v5000 firmware 7.7.1.6
• ibm storwize v5000 firmware 7.8.1.0
• ibm storwize v7000 firmware 7.7.1.6
• ibm storwize v7000 firmware 7.8.1.0
• lenovo storage v5030 firmware 7.7.1.6
• lenovo storage v5030 firmware 7.8.1.0
• hp server automation 9.1.0
• hp server automation 10.0.0
• hp server automation 10.1.0
• hp server automation 10.2.0
• hp server automation 10.5.0
• oracle weblogic server 10.3.6.0.0
• oracle weblogic server 12.1.3.0.0
• oracle weblogic server 12.2.1.1.0
• oracle weblogic server 12.2.1.2.0
• arubanetworks clearpass policy manager (< 6.6.5)
• netapp oncommand balance
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions weakness
References
- http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt Third Party Advisory
- http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a Broken Link
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228 Broken Link
- https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn Exploit
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us Broken Link
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03749en_us Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us Third Party Advisory
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-046.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-14200 Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/theog150/status/841146956135124993 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834067 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA145 Broken Link
- http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt Third Party Advisory
- http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a Broken Link
- https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228 Broken Link
- https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn Exploit
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us Broken Link
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03749en_us Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us Third Party Advisory
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90890afea72a9571d666820b2fe5942a0a5f86be406fa31da3dd0922%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List
- https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-046.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-14200 Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/theog150/status/841146956135124993 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834067 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA145 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5638 US Government Resource