Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2014-0112

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2014-0112

Published: October 22, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68588
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0112
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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).


Affected software

Apache Struts
FlashSystem V840 9846-AE1 & 9848-AE1
Call Center for Commerce
IBM Sterling Order Management
Fuse

How to mitigate CVE-2014-0112

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Struts - update to 2.3.16.2
Fuse - update to 7.3.0
Call Center for Commerce - update to 10.0.12
IBM Sterling Order Management - update to 10.0.2403.1

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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