CVE-2013-1966

Exp

Apache Struts 2 before 2.3.14.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL code via a crafted request that is not properly handled when using the includeParams attribute in the (1) URL or (2) A tag.

Published: 2013-07-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1966 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.10%, 100th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-1966

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25980 exploit_db edb 2013-06-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1966

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 2026-03-27 90.77% 91.10% +0.32%
2 2026-03-04 90.95% 90.77% -0.18%
3 2025-08-30 — 90.95% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1966

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-1966

GHSA-737w-mh58-cxjp · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Arbitrary code execution in Apache Struts

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1966

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1966
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1966 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1966

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