Apache Struts 2 vulnerability

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

 

On July 7, 2017 a vulnerability was detected that affects Apache Struts versions 2.3.x.  The following is more information on this vulnerability:

• Apache Struts CVE-2017-9791 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
• National Vulnerability Database: CVE-2017-9791

 

 

Is UIM/UMP vulnerable to the Apache Struts 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnurability?

Environment

Release: CNMSPP99000-8.47-Unified Infrastructure Mgmt-Server Pack-- On Prem
Component:

Resolution

UMP uses Apache Struts version 1.2.  As a result, this vulnerability can be safely ignored for UIM and UMP. This has been verified with development, where they confirmed through the struts-config.xml file located on the UMP server OS Nimsoft\probes\service\wasp\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF. If you open this file in Notepad, it shows the Apache Struts version of 1.2.