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CVE-2017-15707

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15707 describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Apache Struts versions 2.5 to 2.5.14, specifically within the REST Plugin due to its reliance on an outdated, vulnerable JSON-lib library. An attacker can trigger this DoS by sending a specially crafted JSON payload. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.5, <= 2.5.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm_framework:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_virtualization:13.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_virtualization:13.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0489 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-pluginFixed in: 2.5.16
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-xcrm-qpp8-hcw4medium

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin

Oct 16, 2018
redhatCVE-2017-15707Moderate

struts2: Crafted JSON request can result in DoS

Dec 1, 2017

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/WW/S2-054
PatchVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20171214-0001
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Patch
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/102021
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039946
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry