CVE-2012-1592
mediumpriority · attend · 55EPSS 0.285 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-37009Apache Struts 2.0 - 'XSLTResult.java' Arbitrary File Uploadfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-8m5q-crqq-6pmfUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Apache Struts22022-04-23ghsa · osvUS
A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files. A patch exists as of version 2.5.22.
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sources
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references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/12cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1592cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1592cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc@%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93c4e3f6cb138cd117c739714f07e47af547183ba099ba46be2b2a5b%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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