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CVE-2014-0094

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0094 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apache Struts versions prior to 2.3.16.2. It allows remote attackers to manipulate the ClassLoader via the "class" parameter, leading to potential remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to partial integrity compromise. Exploit code, including Metasploit modules, is publicly available, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its widespread awareness and potential for exploitation, despite not being on the KEV catalog or currently active on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Apache Struts ClassLoader Manipulation Remote Code Execution · Mar 6, 2014
ExploitDB: EDB-33142 · May 2, 2014
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9957 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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: 2.3.16.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreFixed in: 2.3.16.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vrwc-qjmw-5rjmmedium

ClassLoader manipulation in Apache Struts

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-0094Important

struts2: ClassLoader manipulation via request parameters

Mar 6, 2014

References

jvndb.jvn.jp / jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000045
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN19294237/index.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secunia.com / advisories/56440
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59178
Permissions Required
struts.apache.org / release/2.3.x/docs/s2-020.html
Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Third Party Advisory
huawei.com / en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-350733.htm
Third Party Advisory
konakart.com / downloads/ver-7-3-0-0-whats-new
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/531362/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/532549/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/65999
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1029876
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0007.html
Third Party Advisory