CVE-2014-0113
CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts before 2.3.20, when a wildcard cookiesName value is used, does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts before 2.3.20, when a wildcard cookiesName value is used, does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0094.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 78.32% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 May 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apache/struts
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 78.3% 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.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59178Permissions Required
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676706Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531952/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-021Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59178Permissions Required
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676706Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531952/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-021Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.