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CVE-2012-0838

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1350%

EPSS Percentile30.09th

PublishedMar 2, 2012

Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

Vulnerability 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 Platforms (CPE)

📦

Apache

Struts

>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.2.3

References & Advisories

🔗 http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79099262/index.html

🔗 http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000012

🔗 http://struts.apache.org/2.3.1.2/docs/s2-007.html

🔗 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668

🔗 http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79099262/index.html

🔗 http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000012

🔗 http://struts.apache.org/2.3.1.2/docs/s2-007.html

🔗 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668

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