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Easily exploitable Apache Struts vulnerability opens businesses to attack

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()2 min read2
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CVE-2017-9805
XML Deserialization RCE in Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin
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A critical vulnerability in Apache Struts, a popular open source framework for developing web applications, opens any server running an app built using it to remote attackers. It can be exploited easily, by sending a specially crafted web request to the application and, according to SANS ISC handler Adrien de Beaupre, a working exploit has already been spotted.

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