Medium severity · published Jul 13, 2017
CVE-2017-7672
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when…
5.9
CVSS
9.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ST
Struts · Apache
2.5; 2.5.1; 2.5.2; 2.5.5; 2.5.8; 2.5.10; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7672
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7672
Mitigation
http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002/
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