CVE-2012-0392

Exp

The CookieInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not use the parameter-name whitelist, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP Cookie header that triggers Java code execution through a static method.

Published: 2012-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0392 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 90.29%, 100th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +15.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0392

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18329 exploit_db edb 2012-01-06 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0392

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-19 74.97% 90.29% +15.32%
2 2026-04-27 85.10% 74.97% -10.13%
3 2026-03-17 — 85.10% —

Full EPSS history (39 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0392

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0392

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2012-0392

GHSA-2ppp-xj34-vvf7 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Struts's CookieInterceptor component does not use the parameter-name whitelist

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0392

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0392
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-0392 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 10, DNE 9, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0392

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0392

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0392

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