CVE-2012-0394

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 72.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-01-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The DebuggingInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1, when developer mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor characterizes this behavior as not "a security vulnerability itself.

Affected products

Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.17

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31434
http://www.osvdb.org/78276
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31434

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