Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via the first or second parameter, as demonstrated by the pageTitle parameter in the !getPageTitle sub-URL to roller-ui/login.rol, which uses a subclass of UIAction, aka "OGNL Injection."
Published Dec 7, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 81.07%
Description
Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via the first or second parameter, as demonstrated by the pageTitle parameter in the !getPageTitle sub-URL to roller-ui/login.rol, which uses a subclass of UIAction, aka "OGNL Injection."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/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 3, 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 (15 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 81.07% (0.81068) | 99.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.07% (0.81068) | 99.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 87.11% (0.87107) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 89.31% (0.89306) | 99.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.08% (0.87076) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.84% (0.93836) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.61% (0.95611) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 96.00% (0.96005) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 96.14% (0.96137) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 96.28% (0.96281) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 96.68% (0.96683) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.86% (0.96856) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 84.27% (0.84271) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 21, 2022 | 84.27% (0.84271) | 99.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 85.32% (0.85322) | 99.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rollerweblogger.org/project/entry/apache_roller_5_0_2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55862 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55877 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.coverity.com/advisory/2013/Oct/remote-code-execution-in-apache-roller-via-ognl-injection.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29859 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.osvdb.org/100342 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89239 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rollerweblogger.org/project/entry/apache_roller_5_0_2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55862 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55877 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.coverity.com/advisory/2013/Oct/remote-code-execution-in-apache-roller-via-ognl-injection.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29859 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/100342 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89239 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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