CVE-2017-12611
In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 87.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
In Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.10.1, using an unintentional expression in a Freemarker tag instead of string literals can lead to a RCE attack.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Nuclei templates1 template
- Apache Struts2 S2-053 - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-12611.yamlSeverity critical
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache Struts 2.0.1 < 2.3.33 / 2.5 < 2.5.10 - Arbitrary Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44556remote, multiplepublished 8 Sept 2017Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 44 days later
· 44 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 87.1% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Struts
- affected 2.0.0 - 2.3.33
- affected 2.5 - 2.5.10.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.struts:struts2-coreGHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm (opens in a new tab)
References
5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-9805-3889403.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-003.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-053.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 100829 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A000000CgttQAC/NTAP-20170911-0001 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-0550 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8fx9-5hx8-crhm (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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