CVE-2011-3923
highpriority · act · 80EPSS 0.895 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Apache Struts before 2.3.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass security protections in the ParameterInterceptor class and execute arbitrary commands.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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exploits (2)
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affected products (4)
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- redhat jboss enterprise web server= 1.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-j68f-8h6p-9h5qStruts ParameterInterceptor vulnerability allows remote command execution2022-04-22ghsa · osvUS
Regular expression in ParametersInterceptor matches `top['foo'](0)` as a valid expression, which OGNL treats as `(top['foo'])(0)` and evaluates the value of 'foo' action parameter as an OGNL expression. This lets malicious users put arbitrary OGNL statements into any String variable exposed by an action and have it evaluated as an OGNL expression and since OGNL statement is in HTTP parameter value attacker can use blacklisted characters (e.g. #) to disable method execution and execute arbitrary methods, bypassing the ParametersInterceptor and OGNL library protections.
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references (14)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/38enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24874enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51628enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026575enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3923enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72585enisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3923enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/38nvd
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