QwikSec

Security Database

CVE

CWE

Training

CVE-2017-5638

Published: Mar 11, 2017

Modified: Oct 21, 2025

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts	affected `2.3.x before 2.3.32` affected `2.5.x before 2.5.10.1`

References

https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html

x_refsource_MISC

http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-002.txt

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-under-massive-attack-imperils-high-impact-sites/

x_refsource_MISC

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/8064

x_refsource_MISC

https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-046.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/03/apache-0-day-exploited.html

x_refsource_MISC

https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2/

x_refsource_MISC

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03733en_us

x_refsource_CONFIRM

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169

x_refsource_MISC

https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

http://www.eweek.com/security/apache-struts-vulnerability-under-attack.html

x_refsource_MISC

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

https://twitter.com/theog150/status/841146956135124993

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn

x_refsource_MISC

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt

x_refsource_MISC

https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA145

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-14200

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=352306493971e7d5a756d61780d57a76eb1f519a

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://git1-us-west.apache.org/repos/asf?p=struts.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8272ce47160036ed120a48345d9aa884477228

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-045

x_refsource_CONFIRM

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-046

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03749en_us

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2017-5638-apache-struts-vulnerability-remote-code-execution/

x_refsource_MISC

[announce] 20200131 Apache Software Foundation Security Report: 2019

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

[announce] 20210125 Apache Software Foundation Security Report: 2020

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

[announce] 20210223 Re: Apache Software Foundation Security Report: 2020

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.