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Evidence dossier

CVE-2017-5638

CVE-2017-5638

84.5–100.0Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Mar 11, 2017
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS100.00%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 100.0%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

apacheoriginal assertion
container

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.

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.999990000000; percentile 0.999940000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
Apache Software FoundationApache Struts
[{"status": "affected", "version": "2.3.x before 2.3.32"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "2.5.x before 2.5.10.1"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 2.2.3; end excluding 2.3.32supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 2.5.0; end excluding 2.5.10.1supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:arubanetworks:clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.6.5supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:hp:server_automation:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:hp:server_automation:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:hp:server_automation:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:hp:server_automation:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:hp:server_automation:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:10.3.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:storwize_v3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:storwize_v5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:storwize_v7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:storage_v5030:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*constrained
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v3500_firmware:7.7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v3500_firmware:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v5000_firmware:7.7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v5000_firmware:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v7000_firmware:7.7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:storwize_v7000_firmware:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storage_v5030_firmware:7.7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storage_v5030_firmware:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

9.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.