CVE-2017-5638 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-5638 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - struts2-core-2.3.31.jar

Apache Struts 2

path: 2/repository/org/apache/struts/struts2-core/2.3.31/struts2-core-2.3.31.jar

Library home page: http://struts.apache.org/struts2-core/

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ struts2-core-2.3.31.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 23068bfa8fba8e934988efafc64fa2cf0fdb8462

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-03-11

URL: CVE-2017-5638

CVSS 3 Score Details (10.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973

Fix Resolution: The vendor has issued a fix (2.3.32, 2.5.10.1).

The vendor advisory is available at:

https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html

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