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CVE-2013-2135

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2135 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 versions prior to 2.3.14.3. Attackers can exploit this flaw by submitting specially crafted requests containing nested OGNL expressions, leading to double evaluation and arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with moderate attack complexity. Despite its high risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.14.3CPE 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
13.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1383 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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: 2.3.14.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreFixed in: 2.3.14.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-pw8r-x2qm-3h5mhigh

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts 2

May 14, 2022

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/WW/S2-015
Vendor Advisory
struts.apache.org / development/2.x/docs/s2-015.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/64758
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry