Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2013-2251
Apache Struts Improper Input Validation Vulnerabil - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.

INFO

Published Date :

July 20, 2013, 3:37 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Apache Struts allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) expressions.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-2251 has a 58 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2251 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fujitsu gp7000f_firmware
2 Fujitsu primepower_firmware
3 Fujitsu interstage_business_process_manager_analytics
4 Fujitsu gp7000f
5 Fujitsu primepower
6 Fujitsu gp-s_firmware
7 Fujitsu gp-s
8 Fujitsu primergy_firmware
9 Fujitsu primergy
10 Fujitsu gp5000_firmware
11 Fujitsu gp5000
12 Fujitsu sparc_firmware
13 Fujitsu sparc
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft windows_server_2012
3 Microsoft windows_server_2003
1 Apache struts
2 Apache archiva
1 Oracle solaris
2 Oracle siebel_apps_-_e-billing
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-2251.

URL Resource
http://archiva.apache.org/security.html Product
http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/98445 Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html Patch
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029184 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 4 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

None

Python Ruby PHP Shell HTML JavaScript Jupyter Notebook XSLT

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 28, 2024, 12:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

这是一个每天同步Vulnerability-Wiki中docs-base中内容的项目

HTML

Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2024, 3:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 203 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 10:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.

Vulnerable environment of CVE-2013-2251 (S2-016) for testing

Java

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 4, 2023, 2:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
96 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

春秋云境靶场解题攻略

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 8:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 125 different CVEs too.

Struts2 full range of vulnerability scanning

Python

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 8, 2023, 8:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

An interactive shell for the s2-016 exploit.

Python

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 4, 2022, 3:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
104 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2022, 5:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 108 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
565 stars 135 fork 135 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 174 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2022, 8:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 157 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2022, 8:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 153 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 10, 2022, 7:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-2251 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2251 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://archiva.apache.org/security.html No Types Assigned http://archiva.apache.org/security.html Product
    Changed Reference Type http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087 No Types Assigned http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/98445 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/98445 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html No Types Assigned http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029184 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029184 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3 up to (excluding) 1.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.3.15
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:fujitsu:interstage_business_process_manager_analytics:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (including) 6.10
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:fujitsu:interstage_business_process_manager_analytics:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:oracle:solaris:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (including) 6.10
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:gp7000f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:gp7000f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:primepower_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:primepower:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:gp-s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:gp-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:primergy_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:primergy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:gp5000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:gp5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:sparc_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fujitsu:sparc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_apps_-_e-billing:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_apps_-_e-billing:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:siebel_apps_-_e-billing:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032916 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90392 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90392 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-bpm-analytics-201301e.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61189 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2251 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-2251 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-34: HTTP Response Splitting HTTP Response Splitting CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-105: HTTP Request Splitting HTTP Request Splitting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-273: HTTP Response Smuggling HTTP Response Smuggling
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.13 }} -0.17%

score

0.99838

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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