# CVE-2012-0394: Apache Struts's DebuggingInterceptor component allows remote code execution in developer mode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-0394-apache-struts-s-debugginginterceptor-component-allows-remote-code  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-0394 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-04

Apache Struts's DebuggingInterceptor component allows remote code execution in developer mode

Technologies: [org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-struts-xwork-xwork-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-0394 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-0394 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-0394?** Informational severity, published 4 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.18.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-0394?** Yes. org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.18 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-0394?** Check whether you run org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.18 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core to 2.3.18 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.18

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-0394
- GHSA-hmvj-gc9q-mg9p

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