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CVE-2017-7672

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which…

Medium5.9EPSS 9.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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apache

Description

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-7672, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
9.8% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation · Apache Struts

    • affected 2.5 to 2.5.10.1

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (6)

Sources

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Record last updated .