Description
The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.1 through 2.3.x before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.
Remediation
References
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.html
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992
https://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/
Related Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-51656 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.iotdb:iotdb-server
CVE-2021-29489 Vulnerability in npm package highcharts
CVE-2022-2064 Vulnerability in npm package nocodb
CVE-2017-7669 Vulnerability in maven package org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common
CVE-2022-48285 Vulnerability in maven package org.webjars.npm:jszip