CVE-2017-15707

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.2/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	2.5 to 2.5.14

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039946Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-054Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171214-0001/Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039946Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-054Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171214-0001/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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