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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-1966

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.14.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted request that is not properly handled when using the includeParams attribute in the (1) URL or (2) A tag.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 73.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.14.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted request that is not properly handled when using the includeParams attribute in the (1) URL or (2) A tag.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
73.70% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 June 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
apache/struts
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%38%75%26 October 2026: 73.70%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 73.7% since 26 October 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-25980source ↗Apache Struts - includeParams Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploitremote5 June 2013yes

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