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CVE-2017-12611: Improper Input Validation

September 20, 2017 (updated August 12, 2019)

Using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12611
  • struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.1 up to 2.0.11.2, all versions starting from 2.0.12 up to 2.0.14, all versions starting from 2.1.0 up to 2.1.6, all versions starting from 2.1.8 up to 2.1.8.1, all versions starting from 2.2.1 up to 2.2.1.1, all versions starting from 2.2.3 up to 2.2.3.1, all versions starting from 2.3.1 up to 2.3.1.2, all versions starting from 2.3.3 up to 2.3.4.1, all versions starting from 2.3.5 up to 2.3.14.3, all versions starting from 2.3.15 up to 2.3.15.3, all versions starting from 2.3.16 up to 2.3.16.3, version 2.3.17, all versions starting from 2.3.19 up to 2.3.20.2, all versions starting from 2.3.21 up to 2.3.23, all versions starting from 2.3.24.2 up to 2.3.24.3, all versions starting from 2.3.25 up to 2.3.28.1, all versions starting from 2.3.29 up to 2.3.33, all versions starting from 2.5 up to 2.5.10

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.34
  • 2.5.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.3.24, 2.5.12 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core/CVE-2017-12611.yml

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