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CVE-2017-12611
In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string…
Critical9.8EPSS 87.1%
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Description
In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 87.1% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- A possible Remote Code Execution attack when using an unintentional expression in Freemarker tag instead of string literals
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Struts
- affected 2.0.0 - 2.3.33
- affected 2.5 - 2.5.10.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-coreGHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 100829 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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