CVE-2012-4386

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The token check mechanism in Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.4 does not properly validate the token name configuration parameter, which allows remote attackers to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by setting the token name configuration parameter to a session attribute.

Affected products

Apache Struts: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+29)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/50420
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-010.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/01/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/01/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55346
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78182
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3858
http://secunia.com/advisories/50420
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-010.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/01/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/01/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55346

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