Vulnerability · CVE-2017-15707
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with s…
Published Dec 1, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-15707. EPSS is 4.89%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium6.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 4.89%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apache/struts · cpe oracle/agile plm framework · cpe oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization · cpe oracle/financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations · cpe oracle/financial services market risk measurement and management · cpe oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
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- cpe apache/struts>= 2.5, <= 2.5.14
- cpe oracle/agile plm framework9.3.6
- cpe oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization13.2.2
- cpe oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization13.2.3
- cpe oracle/financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations8.0.4
- cpe oracle/financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations8.0.5
- cpe oracle/financial services market risk measurement and management8.0.5
- cpe oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools9.2
- cpe oracle/retail order broker5.2
- cpe oracle/retail xstore point of service6.5.11
- cpe oracle/retail xstore point of service7.0.6
- cpe oracle/retail xstore point of service7.1.6
How to fix CVE-2017-15707
Upgrade
CVE-2017-15707 lists a fix boundary at 2.5.14. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 2.5.14
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-15707. EPSS is 4.89%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with oracle/agile plm framework 9.3.6; oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization 13.2.2; oracle/enterprise manager for virtualization 13.2.3; oracle/financial services hedge management and ifrs valuations 8.0.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 4.89%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 1, 2017 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.
Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-15707
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2017-15707
In Apache Struts 2.5 to 2.5.14, the REST Plugin is using an outdated JSON-lib library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted JSON payload.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
- Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesOct 26, 2026