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NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report because of an \"easy work-around in existing apps by configuring the interceptor.\"","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.27219,"percentile":0.98067,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2012-01-08T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:35:51Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-36426","title":"Apache Struts 2.0.9/2.1.8 - Session Tampering Security Bypass","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","date":"2011-12-07","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36426"}],"products":[{"vendor":"apache","product":"struts"}],"references":[{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3631","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/47109","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Permissions Required"]},{"url":"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-2264","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://codesecure.blogspot.com/2011/12/struts-2-session-tampering-via.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5057"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5vg-p6mw-ffv4"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2011-5057","description":"Apache Struts 2.3.1.2 and earlier, 2.3.19-2.3.23, provides interfaces that do not properly restrict access to collections such as the session and request collections, which might allow remote attackers to modify run-time data values via a crafted parameter to an application that implements an affected interface, as demonstrated by the SessionAware, RequestAware, ApplicationAware, ServletRequestAware, ServletResponseAware, and ParameterAware interfaces. 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NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report because of an \"easy work-around in existing apps by configuring the interceptor.\"","status":"published","published":"2022-05-14T00:54:15Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:02:47Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:51:30.862811Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2011-5057","description":"Apache Struts 2.3.1.2 and earlier, 2.3.19-2.3.23, provides interfaces that do not properly restrict access to collections such as the session and request collections, which might allow remote attackers to modify run-time data values via a crafted parameter to an application that implements an affected interface, as demonstrated by the SessionAware, RequestAware, ApplicationAware, ServletRequestAware, ServletResponseAware, and ParameterAware interfaces. 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