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CVE-2017-15707GHSA-XCRM-QPP8-HCW4

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack usi

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Fix
Fixed in 2.5.16
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Summary

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts

    2.5 to 2.5.14

  • org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-pluginMaven

    From 2.5.0 · fixed in 2.5.16

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