CVE-2017-5638 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2017-5638

The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Struts
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.x before 2.3.32, 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 11th, 2017
Last Modified: October 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.