CVE-2017-9805

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

99.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-09-15 19:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:55Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2017-06-21

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted DataBase
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

82b587b2253230483c265559c51c015c855b72c4e9e5007caf8fd1f6dd5e09e4

• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• struts.apache.orghttps://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-052.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securitytracker.com1039263http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039263vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.securityfocus.com100609http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100609vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• tools.cisco.com20170907 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2 Affecting Cisco Products: September 2017https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170907-struts2vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488482x_refsource_CONFIRM
• blogs.apache.orghttps://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifaxx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.exploit-db.com42627https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42627/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• lgtm.comhttps://lgtm.com/blog/apache_struts_CVE-2017-9805x_refsource_MISC
• cwiki.apache.orghttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-052x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170907-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.kb.cert.orgVU#112992https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112992third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-9805government-resource