CVE-2017-9805 — Apache Struts Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

CISA KEV listed Added November 3, 2021 Remediate by May 3, 2022

Description

Apache Struts REST Plugin uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to remote code execution when deserializing XML payloads.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805

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