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title: "CVE-2012-0393\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-0393

Publication date 8 January 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The ParameterInterceptor component in Apache Struts before 2.3.1.1 does not
prevent access to public constructors, which allows remote attackers to
create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted parameter that triggers
the creation of a Java object.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libstruts1.2-java | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0393)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0393)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-0393)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0393)

### Other references

* <https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20120104-0_Apache_Struts2_Multiple_Critical_Vulnerabilities.txt>
* <http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-008.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0393>
