#VU88746 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2012-4387 

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#VU88746 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Struts - CVE-2012-4387

Published: April 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88746
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4387
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Struts
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long parameter name, which is processed as an OGNL expression.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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