# CVE-2012-0394: The DebuggingInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1, when developer mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar

- Also known as: GHSA-HMVJ-GC9Q-MG9P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2.3.18
- Published: 2012-01-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven): fixed in 2.3.18

## Description

The DebuggingInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1, when developer mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor characterizes this behavior as not "a security vulnerability itself.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.18) per the references below.
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## References

- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.html
- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0031.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31434
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/78276
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18329
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31434
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/struts_dev_mode.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-0394.yaml

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