Apache Struts 2 exploit used to install ransomware on servers

Attackers exploit a Struts vulnerability patched in March to install the Cerber ransomware on Windows servers.

By Lucian Constantin

Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability patched last month in the Apache Struts web development framework to install ransomware on servers.

The SANS Internet Storm Center issued an alert Thursday, saying an attack campaign is compromising Windows servers through a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-5638.

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Source: http://www.csoonline.com/

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