CVE-2012-1592
A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 28.55% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 28.5% 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.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1592Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1592Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93c4e3f6cb138cd117c739714f07e47af547183ba099ba46be2b2a5b%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1592Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1592Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1592Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93c4e3f6cb138cd117c739714f07e47af547183ba099ba46be2b2a5b%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1592Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.