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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-3923

Apache Struts before 2.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass security protections in the ParameterInterceptor class and execute arbitrary commands.

EXPLOIT ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 89.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.5%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Apache Struts before 2.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass security protections in the ParameterInterceptor class and execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
89.49% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 March 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
apache/struts · redhat/jboss enterprise web server
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS trend
0%45%90%3 November 2026: 89.49%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 89.5% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-24874source ↗Apache Struts - 'ParametersInterceptor' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploitremote22 March 2013yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.