CVE-2012-0838
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
10.0
Description
Apache Struts Code injection due to conversion error
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | <2.2.3.1 | 2.2.3.1 |
| Maven | org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core | <2.2.3.1 | 2.2.3.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | struts | {"startIncluding":"2.0.0","endIncluding":"2.2.3"} | |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79099262/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000012
- http://struts.apache.org/2.3.1.2/docs/s2-007.html
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0838
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/25e50069d60434a30395e3a98357ffba2bed427e
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/5f54b8d087f5125d96838aafa5f64c2190e6885b
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/b4265d369dc29d57a9f2846a85b26598e83f3892
- https://github.com/apache/struts
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.