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.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gg9m-fj3v-r58c REST Plugin in Apache Struts uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering
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{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:34.589Z

Reserved: 2017-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9805

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:18:01.942Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-15T19:29:00.237

Modified: 2025-10-22T00:16:12.827

Link: CVE-2017-9805

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9805 - Bugzilla

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