CVE-2013-4212: apache roller Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4212 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Code Injection vulnerability in apache roller. EPSS estimates a 81.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 07-12-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain getText methods in the ActionSupport controller in Apache Roller before 5.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via the first or second parameter, as demonstrated by the pageTitle parameter in the !getPageTitle sub-URL to roller-ui/login.rol, which uses a subclass of UIAction, aka "OGNL Injection."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.