{"cve":"CVE-2017-5638","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-11T02:59:00.150","modified":"2026-06-17T01:20:54.013","status":"Analyzed","description":"The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-755"],"references":["http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html","http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/","http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt","http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html"],"products":["apache:struts","arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager","hp:server_automation","ibm:storwize_v3500_firmware","ibm:storwize_v5000_firmware","ibm:storwize_v7000_firmware","lenovo:storage_v5030_firmware","netapp:oncommand_balance","oracle:weblogic_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-5638","score":0.99999,"percentile":0.99994,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2017-5638","date_added":"2021-11-03","due_date":"2022-05-03","vendor":"Apache","product":"Struts","known_ransomware":true},"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j77q-2qqg-6989","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j77q-2qqg-6989","summary":"Apache Struts vulnerable to remote arbitrary command execution due to improper input validation","modified":"2025-10-22T19:26:35.824413Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core","ranges":[">=2.3.0 <2.3.32"],"fixed":["2.3.32"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.10.1"],"fixed":["2.5.10.1"]}]}],"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."]}