struts: remote creation or overwrite of arbitrary files due ParamterInterceptor not preventing access to public constructors
Published Jan 8, 2012
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 36.32%
Description
The ParameterInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not prevent access to public constructors, which allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted parameter that triggers the creation of a Java object.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
A previous statement by Red Hat related to this CVE, prior to August 2019, said that Apache Struts 2 is not included in any Red Hat products. This earlier statement was incorrect. While Struts 2 is not actively compiled, shipped, used, or enabled in any Red Hat provided final products, and does not cause any vulnerability in the product, struts2-core jars have been included in some products' source code packages. The inclusion was part of an import of the Google Guice repository, which includes struts2-core. Customers that build artefacts from our source code could be at risk. Red Hat will remove these artefacts from source code in future releases. The products that included the Struts 2 artefacts in their source jars: Fuse Service Works 6.0.0 Single Sign On 7.3.0+ If you have used the source package from one of these products to build artefacts on your system, you should do the following to remove potentially affected jars: 1. Run 'find . -name struts2*.jar' under the source location 2. Remove any files found This will not affect the product, as the jar is included with the source of google-guice, but no functionality requiring struts2 is implemented.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 36.32% (0.36319) | 98.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 37.19% (0.37185) | 98.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38.26% (0.38261) | 98.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 19, 2026 | 73.63% (0.73632) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 58.82% (0.58819) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 73.85% (0.73853) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 75.43% (0.75429) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 79.78% (0.79777) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 81.36% (0.81358) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 79.50% (0.79498) | 99.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 84.53% (0.84527) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 89.59% (0.89593) | 99.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.85% (0.90848) | 99.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.34% (0.87343) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 93.80% (0.93799) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 91.91% (0.91912) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 92.39% (0.92386) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 91.77% (0.91773) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 92.30% (0.92295) | 98.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 92.06% (0.92064) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 92.47% (0.92469) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 93.90% (0.93901) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 94.07% (0.94072) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.32% (0.94317) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 90.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 89.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 77.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47393 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0393 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773164 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxqq-w4mr-mc62 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/25e50069d60434a30395e3a98357ffba2bed427e
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/9cad25f258bb2629d263f828574d2671366c238d
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0393
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120612142634/https://sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140723153720/http://secunia.com/advisories/47393
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0393
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
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