high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2017-9805Apache Struts — Deserialization in the Web Services Plugin

The web services plugin in Apache Struts deserializes a request body with no type restriction at all, so an unauthenticated attacker runs code on the server.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Upgrade Struts past 2.3.34 or 2.5.13, and remove the web services plugin where it is unused.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.1/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
99%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
High
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2017-09-15
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190, T1059
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsNetwork access to a web services endpoint

Fixed inStruts 2.3.34, Struts 2.5.13

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2017-9805 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-08-07