The DebuggingInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1, when developer mode…
Priority HIGH 68CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.729 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven): 2.3.18
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) | before 2.3.18 | 2.3.18 | Patch available | GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.18 Fixed in 2.3.18 Patch available GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.18 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0394
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- 20120105 SEC Consult SA-20120104-0 :: Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Apache Struts2
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt
- 78276
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/34c80dae734e70f13c0e46f9c83602fb71318e58
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/9cad25f258bb2629d263f828574d2671366c238d
- https://github.com/apache/struts
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3729
More Apache Struts vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13278 Expression language injection in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-07171 Improper input validation in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-02013 Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-00357 The ExceptionDelegator component in Apache Struts before 2.2.3.1 interprets parameter… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08433 Improper input validation in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2012-0394 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0394 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0394 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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