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CVE-2013-2251

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 18, 2013 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM UTC
11 products affected across 3 vendorsStrutsArchivaInterstage Business Process Manager Analytics· also runs on 4 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 100%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score100.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 100.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 15, 2022
1656 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2251

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Archiva· Apache
95%
1.3 ≤ v < 1.3.81.21.2.2
Affected range stops below 1.3.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Struts· Apachemaven
95%
2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.3.15
Interstage Business Process Manager Analytics· Fujitsu
95%
12.012.1
microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment) · redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
Siebel Apps E Billing· Oracle
95%
6.16.1.16.2
Gp-S· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions
Gp5000· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions
Gp7000F· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions
Primepower· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions
Primergy· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions
Sparc· Fujitsudevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (17)

x_refsource_CONFIRMProduct
Source: [email protected]
http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014010087
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/98445
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159629/Apache-Struts-2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/96
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/89
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-016.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CISCOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131023-struts2

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-74

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