CVE-2017-5638

critical Apache ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
94.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: March 11, 2017 (3351 days ago)
Last Modified: April 21, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation Due: 2022-05-03 (⚠ 1472d overdue)
Ransomware Campaign: Known

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.

CWE

CWE-755

Affected Products

apache strutsibm storwize v3500 firmwareibm storwize v5000 firmwareibm storwize v7000 firmwarelenovo storage v5030 firmwarehp server automationoracle weblogic serverarubanetworks clearpass policy managernetapp oncommand balance

References

🔗 blog.talosintelligence.com 🔗 blog.trendmicro.com 🔗 www.arubanetworks.com 🔗 www.eweek.com 🔗 www.oracle.com