CVE-2014-0116

Struts vulnerability

CVSS

5.8

EPSS

6.5%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.20, when a wildcard cookiesName value is used, does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and modify session state via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0113.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Struts

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2014-05-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0116

Confirm whether Apache Struts is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0116.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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