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Apache Struts 2 vulnerability CVE-2017-5638

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. ([CVE-2017-5638](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2017-5638>)) Impact There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability. **Note**: For information about using an iRule to protect your web servers behind the BIG-IP virtual server, refer to the **Security Advisory Recommended Actions** section.


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