CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-9791

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2017-07-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability — Apache Struts 1

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.

Added to KEV: 2022-02-10
Remediation due: 2022-08-10
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9791

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2017-07-10
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]): 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses: CWE-20

Description

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 configurations

• apache struts 2.3.1 • apache struts 2.3.1.1 • apache struts 2.3.1.2 • apache struts 2.3.3 • apache struts 2.3.4 • apache struts 2.3.4.1 • apache struts 2.3.7 • apache struts 2.3.8 • apache struts 2.3.12 • apache struts 2.3.14 • apache struts 2.3.14.1 • apache struts 2.3.14.2 • apache struts 2.3.14.3 • apache struts 2.3.15 • apache struts 2.3.15.1 • apache struts 2.3.15.2 • apache struts 2.3.15.3 • apache struts 2.3.16 • apache struts 2.3.16.1 • apache struts 2.3.16.2 • apache struts 2.3.16.3 • apache struts 2.3.20 • apache struts 2.3.20.1 • apache struts 2.3.20.3 • apache struts 2.3.24 • apache struts 2.3.24.1 • apache struts 2.3.24.3 • apache struts 2.3.28 • apache struts 2.3.28.1 • apache struts 2.3.29 • apache struts 2.3.30 • apache struts 2.3.31 • apache struts 2.3.32

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References