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CVE-2013-1966

79
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1966 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Apache Struts 2 versions prior to 2.3.14.2. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting crafted OGNL code through the includeParams attribute in URL or A tags, leading to arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable server. With a CVSS score of 9.3 and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit code, including a Metasploit module, is publicly available, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media attention, with reports of active targeting by attackers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
71.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Apache Struts includeParams Remote Code Execution · May 24, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-25980 · Jun 5, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7177 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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: 2.3.14.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreFixed in: 2.3.14.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-737w-mh58-cxjphigh

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2013-1966Critical

struts2: remote command execution due to flaw in the includeParams attribute of URL and Anchor tags

May 22, 2013

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/WW/S2-013
Vendor Advisory
struts.apache.org / development/2.x/docs/s2-013.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/60166
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry