Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin

Also known as GHSA-xcrm-qpp8-hcw4

Published 8 y ago 2017-12-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.2

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.9%

percentile 92%

Public exploits

none known

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	6.2	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	2.0	5.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`
GitHub	3.0	6.2	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin`	>=2.5.0, <2.5.16	2.5.16

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

cwiki.apache.org /confluence/display/WW/S2-054 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1039946 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/102021 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20171214-0001/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15707 · advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-xcrm-qpp8-hcw4 · advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20171214-0001 · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-15707
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-xcrm-qpp8-hcw4
NVD: CVE-2017-15707

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Summary