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High · 8.1 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2017-9805 EUVD-2018-0602GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c

REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering

Published Sep 15, 2017 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation Product: Apache Struts Package: org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin Ecosystem: Maven

Description

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.1 through 2.3.x before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Struts Apache Struts before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 —

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 20 repositories · most starred shown

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin >= 2.1.1, < 2.3.34 2.3.34 GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c
Maven org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.13 2.5.13 GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c

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