CVE-2017-12611

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	2.0.0 - 2.3.33; 2.5 - 2.5.10.1

References

http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txtMitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txtMitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 20, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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