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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2115

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 8.1EPSS 74.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.6%, higher than 100% 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. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1966.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
74.64% probability · 100th 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%4 November 2026: 74.64%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 74.6% since 4 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-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.