{"cve":"CVE-2017-12611","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-20T17:29:00.400","modified":"2026-06-17T01:03:37.133","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100829","https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001","https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html"],"products":["apache:struts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-12611","score":0.87123,"percentile":0.99749,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm","summary":"Apache Struts 2.0.1 uses an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literal","modified":"2024-02-16T08:18:45.285811Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core","ranges":[">=2.0.1 <2.3.34"],"fixed":["2.3.34"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.11"],"fixed":["2.5.11"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}