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Medium Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2012-0394 EUVD-2022-4179GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p

Apache Struts's DebuggingInterceptor component allows remote code execution in developer mode

Published Jan 8, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core Ecosystem: Maven

Description

The DebuggingInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1, when developer mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor characterizes this behavior as not "a security vulnerability itself.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 2

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core < 2.3.18 2.3.18 GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p

References