Input validation error in Apache Struts - CVE-2012-0838
Published: April 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88747
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-2012-0838
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Struts evaluates a string as an OGNL expression during the handling of a conversion error. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application to modify run-time data values, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via invalid input to a field.
Affected software
Apache Struts
Call Center for Commerce
IBM Sterling Order Management
Call Center for Commerce
IBM Sterling Order Management
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0838
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Struts - update to 2.2.3.1
Call Center for Commerce - update to 10.0.12
IBM Sterling Order Management - update to 10.0.2403.1
Call Center for Commerce - update to 10.0.12
IBM Sterling Order Management - update to 10.0.2403.1