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CVE-2017-5638

Published: Mar 11, 2017Updated: Apr 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-755
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
100.0%
Top 0.0%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Nov 3, 2021
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-755

Affected Products

ibm
commercial·USaka international business machines
storwize v3500 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
storwize v5000 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
storwize v7000 firmwareEmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache StrutsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
strutsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
lenovo
commercial·CNaka lenovo group
storage v5030 firmware
Hardware Firmware
hp
commercial·USaka hpe, hewlett packard
server automationOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
weblogic serverOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due:May 3, 2022
Ransomware:Known ransomware use

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4 exploit sources identified

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References

https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html
nmap.org
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt
arubanetworks.com
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/
arstechnica.com
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News mentions
1

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