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critical 9.3

CVE-2013-2134 in the critical feed json

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts 2

published 2013-07-16 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-gqqm-564f-vvxq , EUVD-2022-3996

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
70.2%
EPSS 70.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.14.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a request with a crafted action name that is not properly handled during wildcard matching, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2135.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.3.14.3
  • maven org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core 2.3.14.3
  • apache struts 2.3.14.3

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38549)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

70.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38549 Apache Struts - OGNL Expression Injection remote, 2013-06-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core
>=2.0.0, <2.3.14.3
2.3.14.3
maven org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core
>=2.0.0, <2.3.14.3
2.3.14.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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