Apache Struts is prone to a Denial of Service in the Struts REST plugin.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:struts";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108625");
script_version("2019-08-29T07:36:00+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-9804");
script_bugtraq_id(100612);
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2019-08-29 07:36:00 +0000 (Thu, 29 Aug 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-08-28 06:34:39 +0000 (Wed, 28 Aug 2019)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("Apache Struts 'CVE-2017-9804' Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (S2-051) (Linux)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_struts2_detection.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ApacheStruts/installed", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100612");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-051");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Struts is prone to a Denial of Service in the Struts REST plugin.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The REST Plugin is using outdated XStream library which is vulnerable
and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a Denial of Service condition,
denying service to legitimate users.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Struts 2.1.6 - 2.3.33
Struts 2.5 - 2.5.12.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Struts 2.3.34, 2.5.13 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
if(vers !~ "^2\.[1-35]\.")
exit(99);
if(version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "2.1.6", test_version2: "2.3.33")) {
vuln = TRUE;
fix = "2.3.34";
}
else if(version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "2.5.0", test_version2: "2.5.12")) {
vuln = TRUE;
fix = "2.5.13";
}
if(vuln) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: vers, fixed_version: fix, install_path: infos["location"]);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);