Is CVE-2012-0838 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0838 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0838?

CVE-2012-0838 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0838

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 13.7%EU EUVD

Apache Struts 2 before 2.2.3.1 evaluates a string as an OGNL expression during the handling of a conversion error, which allows remote attackers to modify run-time data values, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via invalid input to a field.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 13.7% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-4641)
Published: March 2, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4641 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apache / struts

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79099262/index.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000012(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://struts.apache.org/2.3.1.2/docs/s2-007.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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