Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2…
Priority HIGH 70CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via the first or second parameter, as demonstrated by the pageTitle parameter in the !getPageTitle sub-URL to roller-ui/login.rol, which uses a subclass of UIAction, aka "OGNL Injection."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.81068 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4212
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4j4-8x73-vjx4
References
More Apache Roller vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00028 The XML-RPC protocol support in Apache Roller before 5.0.3 allows attackers to conduct… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12297 Server-side request forgery in Apache Roller CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-12966 regex injection leading to DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-00218 The weblog page template in Apache Roller 5.1 through 5.1.1 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-00207 Cross-site scripting in Apache Roller CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2012-02109 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the admin/editor console in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-4212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4j4-8x73-vjx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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