CVE-2014-0112

high

Published 2014-04-29 · Modified 2024-12-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

ClassLoader manipulation in Apache Struts

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.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-33142 remote multiple verified

Metasploit · 2014-05-02

Apache Struts - ClassLoader Manipulation Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-41690 remote multiple verified

Metasploit · 2014-03-06

Apache Struts < 1.3.10 / < 2.3.16.2 - ClassLoader Manipulation Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_multi/http/struts_code_exec_classloader rank

Apache Struts ClassLoader Manipulation Remote Code Execution

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Maven	org.apache.struts:struts2-core	`<2.3.20`	`2.3.20`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
apache	struts	`{"startIncluding":"2.0.0","endExcluding":"2.3.16.2"}`	`2.3.16.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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