CVE-2013-2251
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Injection · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-03-25. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-04-15.
Summary
Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)94%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.htmlPatch
- http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
- http://osvdb.org/98445
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2Advisory
- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlAdvisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96Advisory