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CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability is the root cause behind Equifax data breach

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read3 · 1 read
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CVE-2017-5638CVE-2017-9805
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2017-5638
Unauthenticated RCE in Apache Struts Jakarta Multipart parser
9.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×10
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CVE-2017-9805
XML Deserialization RCE in Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin
8.199%KEVPoC
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com

It’s official, the Equifax data breach case was caused by the exploitation of the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability. The Equifax data breach case was solved, that incident was caused by the exploitation of the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability.

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