CVE-2017-7672
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
CVE-2017-7672- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
CVE-2017-7672- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0563 No score
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0563- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
CVE-2017-7672- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation vulnerability
If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. Solution is to upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.5.12.
- Record
GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.12 | 2.5.12 |
org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.12, plus listed versions 2.52.5.12.5.102.5.10.12.5.22.5.52.5.8 |
2.5.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-7672 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Apache Struts, published July 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.84%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.5.12.
References
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html
securityfocus.com/bid/99563
struts.apache.org/docs/s2-047.html
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180706-0002
securitytracker.com/id/1039114
lists.apache.org/thread.html/3795c4dd46d9ec75f4a6eb9eca11c11edd3e796c6c1fd7b17b5dc50d%40%3Cannouncements.struts.apache.org%3E
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7672
web.archive.org/web/20170907215142/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039114
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gp7-jvm2-r4mx