CVE-2013-2251
Apache Struts: Improper Input Validation
As of , CVE-2013-2251 in Apache Struts is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.90 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Apache Struts allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expressions.
CISA's description
Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.
The CVE record's description, from redhat
- CVE published
- 18 July 2013
- Assigned by
- redhat
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-74
- Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 27135).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 44583).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: Apache Struts 2 DefaultActionMapper Prefixes OGNL Code Executionexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: Apache Struts2 2.0.0 < 2.3.15 - Prefixed Parameters OGNL InjectionEDB-ID 44583, verified by Exploit-DB, 14 January 2014
- Exploit-DB: Apache Struts 2 - DefaultActionMapper Prefixes OGNL Code Execution (Metasploit)EDB-ID 27135, verified by Exploit-DB, 27 July 2013
Struts: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-5638Remote Code Execution | Apache Struts | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2018-11776Remote Code Execution | Apache Struts | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2017-9805Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Apache Struts | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2020-17530Remote Code Execution | Apache Struts | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.96 | 0.96 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org