{"cve":"CVE-2017-7672","nvd":{"published":"2017-07-13T15:29:00.363","modified":"2026-06-17T01:24:56.840","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99563","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:struts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-7672","score":0.09835,"percentile":0.95557,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx","summary":"Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability","modified":"2024-02-19T05:27:11.926900Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.12"],"fixed":["2.5.12"]}]}],"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."]}