CVE-2012-0391

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-21. Federal remediation due 2022-07-21.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

75.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2012-01-08 15:00Z14 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-22 00:05Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2012-01-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

50cb886246a93483a891863dbbcffb654840212b1b0c556a53e6b77f5f96d1ec

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• struts.apache.orghttp://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/version-notes-2311.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• struts.apache.orghttp://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
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• issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3668x_refsource_CONFIRM
• secunia.com47393http://secunia.com/advisories/47393third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0391government-resource