The REST Plugin in Apache Struts2 is using a XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering which could lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code or conduct further attacks.
Find out more about CVE-2017-9805 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect any of the Red Hat products as they did not include the Apache Struts 2 package.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | struts | Not affected |
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