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    CVE-2013-2251

    Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.

    Published:Jul 14, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Jul 18, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.94325
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    1610 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 25, 2022
    1631 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Archiva
    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Struts
    Vendor
    Fujitsu
    Product
    Interstage Business Process Manager Analytics
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Siebel Apps - E-billing
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27135https://github.com/nth347/CVE-2013-2251https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44583

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    CAPEC-101 Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    CAPEC-105 HTTP Request Splitting
    CAPEC-108 Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    CAPEC-120 Double Encoding
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    CAPEC-250 XML Injection
    CAPEC-267 Leverage Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-273 HTTP Response Smuggling
    CAPEC-28 Fuzzing
    CAPEC-3 Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters
    CAPEC-34 HTTP Response Splitting
    CAPEC-42 MIME Conversion
    CAPEC-43 Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
    CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags
    CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
    CAPEC-51 Poison Web Service Registry
    CAPEC-52 Embedding NULL Bytes
    CAPEC-53 Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash
    CAPEC-6 Argument Injection
    CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()
    CAPEC-7 Blind SQL Injection
    CAPEC-71 Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-72 URL Encoding
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
    CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call
    CAPEC-80 Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic
    CAPEC-83 XPath Injection
    CAPEC-84 XQuery Injection
    CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities

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    References

    http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
    http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087
    http://osvdb.org/98445
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89
    http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html
    http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2
    http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029184
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392
    http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
    http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087
    http://osvdb.org/98445
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89
    http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html
    http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2
    http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029184
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2251

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High