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HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-4316
Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15.1 enables Dynamic Method Invocation by default, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4316 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 Oracle webcenter_sites
2 Oracle mysql_enterprise_monitor
3 Oracle flexcube_private_banking
1 Apache struts
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
To address multiple vulnerabilities, upgrade the affected software to the latest versions.
  • Upgrade to Apache Struts version 2.3.15.2 or later.
  • Upgrade MySQL Enterprise Monitor to version 3.0.5 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-4316 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2013-4316.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0107.html Patch
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-019.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029078 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0107.html Patch
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-019.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029078 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4316 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-2013-4316 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software

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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4316 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4316 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-09/0107.html
    Added Reference http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-019.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029078
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:11.1.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:2.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:11.1.1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029078 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029078 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    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 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

7.07 }} -0.07%

score

0.91052

percentile