CVE-2014-0112

Exp

ParametersInterceptor in Apache Struts before 2.3.20 does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0094.

Published: 2014-04-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0112 is rated High Exploit Risk (80/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.53%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2014-0112

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
33142 exploit_db edb 2014-05-02 Exploit-DB ↗
41690 exploit_db edb 2014-03-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0112

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 2026-05-22 91.42% 91.53% +0.10%
2 2026-03-04 92.03% 91.42% -0.60%
3 2025-12-13 92.03%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0112

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0112

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0112

GHSA-prjv-jj26-wf8h · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — ClassLoader manipulation in Apache Struts

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0112

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0112
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0112 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 16 status rows across 16 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 10, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0112

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0112

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0112

URL Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19294237/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000045 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/59178 Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/59500 Permissions Required
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676706 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531952/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532549/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67064 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0007.html Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0910 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091939 Issue Tracking
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-021 Patch Vendor Advisory
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