Is CVE-2014-0113 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-0113 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-0113?

CVE-2014-0113 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-0113

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 78.3%EU EUVD

CookieInterceptor in Apache Struts 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0094.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 78.3% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-2155)
Published: April 29, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-2155 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://secunia.com/advisories/59178(Permissions Required)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676706(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531952/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-021(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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