CVE-2014-0116

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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 products

Apache Struts: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+44)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59816
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-022.html
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-350733.htm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67218
http://secunia.com/advisories/59816
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-022.html
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-350733.htm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67218

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