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."
CVE-2013-4212
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 81.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 81%
- Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 68(Track)EG Risk 68/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation81% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 81%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 7, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (14)
- secalert@redhathttp://rollerweblogger.org/project/entry/apache_roller_5_0_2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/55862
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/55877
- secalert@redhathttp://security.coverity.com/advisory/2013/Oct/remote-code-execution-in-apache-roller-via-ognl-injection.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29859
- secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/100342
- secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89239
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rollerweblogger.org/project/entry/apache_roller_5_0_2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55862
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55877
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.coverity.com/advisory/2013/Oct/remote-code-execution-in-apache-roller-via-ognl-injection.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29859
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/100342
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89239
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-29859✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 27, 2013
Apache Roller - OGNL Injection (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/multi/http/apache_roller_ognl_injection✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 31, 2013
Apache Roller OGNL Injection
Open source ↗
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