Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2012-0393

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2012-0393

Published: April 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88750
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0393
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to parameterInterceptor component in Apache Struts does not prevent access to public constructors. A remote attacker can create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted parameter that triggers the creation of a Java object.


Affected software

Apache Struts
Call Center for Commerce
IBM Sterling Order Management

How to mitigate CVE-2012-0393

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Struts - update to 2.3.1.1
Call Center for Commerce - update to 10.0.12
IBM Sterling Order Management - update to 10.0.2403.1

External References

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