{"cve":"CVE-2017-9793","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-20T17:29:00.573","modified":"2026-06-17T01:28:55.543","status":"Modified","description":"The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-429.htm","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100611","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039262","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0001/"],"products":["apache:struts"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9793","score":0.08787,"percentile":0.95175,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-vwxj-6m5m-rrvh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vwxj-6m5m-rrvh","summary":"The REST Plugin in Apache Struts is using an outdated XStream library","modified":"2024-02-17T05:35:58.099645Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-rest-plugin","ranges":["<2.3.34"],"fixed":["2.3.34"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-rest-plugin","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.13"],"fixed":["2.5.13"]}]}],"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."]}