CVE-2014-0116

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-0116  

CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.16.3, when a wildcard cookiesName value is used, does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and modify session state via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0113.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.16.3, when a wildcard cookiesName value is used, does not properly restrict access to the getClass method, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and modify session state via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0113.

Find out more about CVE-2014-0116 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not Vulnerable. This issue only affects struts 2, it does not affect the versions of struts as shipped with various Red Hat products.

Applications using a third-party struts 2 library, deployed to Red Hat JBoss products, may be affected.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 struts Not affected

External References