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CVE-2014-0113

71
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0113 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Apache Struts versions prior to 2.3.20. It arises from an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability, allowing attackers to manipulate the ClassLoader via a crafted request when a wildcard cookiesName value is used in the CookieInterceptor. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with low attack complexity and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit module for Metasploit (EDB-33142) exists, suggesting exploitability, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-33142 · May 2, 2014
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7783 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.struts:struts2-coreFixed in: 2.3.20

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-3c5c-xrq4-qhr8high

ClassLoader manipulation in Apache Struts

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-0113Important

struts2: ClassLoader manipulation via cookie request headers

Apr 25, 2014

References

cwiki.apache.org / confluence/display/WW/S2-021
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59178
Permissions Required
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/531952/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry