CVE-2017-15707

In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.

Published: 2017-12-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15707 is rated Moderate Risk (60/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.89%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15707

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.53% 4.89% +3.36%
2 2026-03-04 2.48% 1.53% -0.95%
3 2025-06-22 — 2.48% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15707

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.5 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15707

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-15707

GHSA-xcrm-qpp8-hcw4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.struts:struts2-rest-plugin

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-15707

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15707
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-15707 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 7 status rows across 7 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 6, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15707

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15707

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts >= 2.5, <= 2.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_balance — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle agile_plm_framework 9.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm_framework:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_for_virtualization 13.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_virtualization:13.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_for_virtualization 13.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_virtualization:13.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_hedge_management_and_ifrs_valuations 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_hedge_management_and_ifrs_valuations:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_hedge_management_and_ifrs_valuations 8.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_hedge_management_and_ifrs_valuations:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management 8.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_market_risk_measurement_and_management:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle global_lifecycle_management_opatchauto — cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatchauto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_order_broker 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 6.5.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 7.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 15.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:15.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 16.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15707

cvelogic Threat Intelligence