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CVE-2012-0392

6.8 Medium Mitigation candidate

Description

The CookieInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not use the parameter-name whitelist, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP Cookie header that triggers Java code execution through a static method.

Exploitation Status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue carries this CVE. Somebody has published code a stranger can run.

CVSS E:P

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 2 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB, Nuclei; first seen 2012-01-06.
  • EPSS 98% chance in 30 days A model prediction, not an observation. Higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache Struts 2 < 2.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities 2012-01-06
Nuclei Apache Struts2 S2-008 RCE

Waratek Defense Posture

Mitigation candidate

A defect of the type ARMR addresses, with a fix path to work from and a working exploit already published. This is a claim on attention, not a scheduling commitment: no rule exists and none is scheduled.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified patch rule
  • Review automated inferred
  • Record active
Decided by open-source-maven : The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read
Finding This CVE affects an open-source Java library published on Maven Central (Maven packages: org.apache.struts:struts2-core, org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core), so it is squarely in ARMR's territory and the source needed to understand the defect is public. That makes it a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the diff between the affected and fixed versions has not been read, and a closer look may find no hook point ARMR can act on.

CVSS

6.8 v2.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 1 metric

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 2.0 6.8 no band published AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary published

Affected Software & Releases

☕ Maven Library Packages

Artifact coordinates and fix boundaries from OSV.dev
Package CoordinateIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.struts:struts2-core 0 2.2.3.1 unbounded
org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core 0 2.2.3.1 unbounded

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

3 product(s) over 3 version claims (uncapped)
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected Versions
nvd apache struts generic ≥ 2.0.0 and ＜ 2.3.1
osv org.apache.struts struts2-core generic ＜ 2.2.3.1
osv org.apache.struts.xwork xwork-core generic ＜ 2.2.3.1

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/25e50069d60434a30395e3a98357ffba2bed427e WEB
https://github.com/apache/struts PACKAGE
https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2012-January/000011.html WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20120612142634/https://sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20140723153720/http://secunia.com/advisories/47393 WEB
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html WEB
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html WEB
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html WEB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329 WEB
http://secunia.com/advisories/47393 Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published 2012-01-08 Last modified 2026-06-16
Published2012-01-08By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.