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CVE-2012-0392

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0392 describes a critical vulnerability in Apache Struts versions prior to 2.3.1.1, where the CookieInterceptor component fails to properly validate parameter names. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting malicious Java code via a crafted HTTP Cookie header. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), this vulnerability can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise due to network-based attacks with medium complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates are available, indicating a potential for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage remain low.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
98.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2012-0392 · Feb 21, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-18329 · Jan 6, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9800 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts:struts2-coreFixed in: 2.2.3.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreFixed in: 2.2.3.1

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-2ppp-xj34-vvf7medium

Apache Struts's CookieInterceptor component does not use the parameter-name whitelist

May 4, 2022
redhatCVE-2012-0392Important

struts: arbitrary command execution via crafted HTTP Cookie header

Dec 25, 2011

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/47393
Third Party Advisory
lists.immunityinc.com / pipermail/dailydave/2012-January/000011.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
struts.apache.org / 2.x/docs/s2-008.html
Vendor Advisory
struts.apache.org / 2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
sec-consult.com / files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt
Broken Link
exploit-db.com / exploits/18329
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry