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SCA: security update for org.apache.struts:struts2-core (GHSA-hmhq-382q-mp56)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415840

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.20, 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. (CVE-2014-0116)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmhq-382q-mp56

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415840

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.23

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0116

BID: 67218