CVE-2017-7672

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 13, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-7672: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix