CVE-2014-0112

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0112
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-29 10:37:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionParametersInterceptor in Apache Struts before 2.3.20 does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0094.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Struts All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA59178 - IBM Sterling Products Apache Struts Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required
VMware Security Advisory 2014-0007 ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
S2-021 - Apache Struts 2 Documentation - Apache Software Foundation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cwiki.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apache Struts ClassLoader Manipulation Incomplete Fix Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2014-0007.2 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
JVN#19294237: Apache Struts vulnerable to ClassLoader manipulation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1091939 – CVE-2014-0112 struts2: ClassLoader manipulation via request parameters af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000045 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Order Management, IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Sterling Web Channel are affected by Apache Struts 2 security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA59500 - VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps) Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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