Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2014-0112
Published: October 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68588
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0112
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Struts
Apache Struts
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the getClass method in ParametersInterceptor. A remote non-authenticated attacker can manipulate the ClassLoader via a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU5234 (CVE-2014-0094).
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0112
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19294237/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000045
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59178
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59500
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531952/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532549/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67064
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0007.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676706
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0910
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091939
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-021