CVE-2012-0838

EPSS 11.1%

Apache Struts Code injection due to conversion error

Published: 5/14/2022Modified: 12/5/2024

Description

Apache Struts 2 before 2.2.3.1 evaluates a string as an OGNL expression during the handling of a conversion error, which allows remote attackers to modify run-time data values, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via invalid input to a field.

Affected packages (2)

Maven/org.apache.struts:struts2-corefrom 0, < 2.2.3.1
Maven/org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-corefrom 0, < 2.2.3.1

References (9)

ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0838
PATCHhttps://github.com/apache/struts
WEBhttp://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000012
WEBhttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79099262/index.html
WEBhttps://github.com/apache/struts/commit/25e50069d60434a30395e3a98357ffba2bed427e
WEBhttps://github.com/apache/struts/commit/5f54b8d087f5125d96838aafa5f64c2190e6885b
WEBhttps://github.com/apache/struts/commit/b4265d369dc29d57a9f2846a85b26598e83f3892
WEBhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668
WEBhttp://struts.apache.org/2.3.1.2/docs/s2-007.html