{
  "id": "CVE-2017-5638",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2017-5638",
  "published": "2017-03-11T02:59:00.150Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T01:20:54.013Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.99999,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99994,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2021-11-03",
    "due": "2022-05-03",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5638"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apache Software Foundation"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-755"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
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    {
      "url": "http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/",
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        "Third Party Advisory"
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    {
      "url": "http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt",
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    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
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    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96729",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037973",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
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    },
    {
      "url": "https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Press/Media Coverage"
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    {
      "url": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045",
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      "url": "https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046",
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      "url": "https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570",
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    {
      "url": "https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228",
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      "url": "https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064",
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    {
      "url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "url": "https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169",
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    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1125f3044a0946d1e7e6f125a6170b58d413ebd4a95157e4608041c7%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory"
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    {
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt",
      "tags": [
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        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
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    {
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/",
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  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5638",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}