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CVE-2012-0393 (GCVE-0-2012-0393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-08 15:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:24
VLAI
Summary
The ParameterInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not prevent access to public constructors, which allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted parameter that triggers the creation of a Java object.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
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