CVE-2013-4212 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 7 Dec 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OGNL expressions in Apache Roller via crafted parameters, leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-4212?

CVE-2013-4212 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4212?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Roller.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4212?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2013-4212 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4212 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4j4-8x73-vjx4.