CVE-2012-1592 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 28.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A local code execution issue exists in Apache Struts2 when processing malformed XSLT files, which could let a malicious user upload and execute arbitrary files.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 28.55% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-12-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | struts |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Struts 2.0 - 'XSLTResult.java' Arbitrary File Upload | 2012-03-23 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/12
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1592
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1592
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93c4e3f6cb138cd117c739714f07e47af547183ba099ba46be2b2a5b%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1592
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/12
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1592
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1592
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r348ed455a140273c40b974f0615dee692f7c9b26c6de2118b4280ef2%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r593ebb2f4c95b064e6901fd273eff256c493db952bdb484395948ffc%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r93c4e3f6cb138cd117c739714f07e47af547183ba099ba46be2b2a5b%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1592
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