High
Arbitrary code execution in Apache Commons BeanUtils
Apache Commons BeanUtils, as distributed in lib/commons-beanutils-1.8.0.jar in Apache Struts 1.x through 1.3.10 and in other products requiring commons-beanutils through 1.9.2, does not suppress the class property, which allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via the class parameter, as demonstrated by the passing of this parameter to the getClass method of the ActionForm object in Struts 1.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils | >= 1.8.0, < 1.9.4 | 1.9.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0114
- https://github.com/apache/commons-beanutils/pull/7
- https://github.com/apache/commons-beanutils/commit/62e82ad92cf4818709d6044aaf257b73d42659a4
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/aa4ca069c7aea5b1d7329bc21576c44a39bcc4eb7bb2760c4b16f2f6%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/aa4ca069c7aea5b1d7329bc21576c44a39bcc4eb7bb2760c4b16f2f6@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c24c0b931632a397142882ba248b7bd440027960f22845c6f664c639%40%3Ccommits.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c24c0b931632a397142882ba248b7bd440027960f22845c6f664c639@%3Ccommits.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c70da3cb6e3f03e0ad8013e38b6959419d866c4a7c80fdd34b73f25c%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c70da3cb6e3f03e0ad8013e38b6959419d866c4a7c80fdd34b73f25c@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c7e31c3c90b292e0bafccc4e1b19c9afc1503a65d82cb7833dfd7478%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c7e31c3c90b292e0bafccc4e1b19c9afc1503a65d82cb7833dfd7478@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cee6b1c4533be1a753614f6a7d7c533c42091e7cafd7053b8f62792a%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cee6b1c4533be1a753614f6a7d7c533c42091e7cafd7053b8f62792a@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d27c51b3c933f885460aa6d3004eb228916615caaaddbb8e8bfeeb40%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d27c51b3c933f885460aa6d3004eb228916615caaaddbb8e8bfeeb40@%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b5505632f5683ee17bda4f7878525e672226c7807d57709283ffa64@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b5505632f5683ee17bda4f7878525e672226c7807d57709283ffa64%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/97fc033dad4233a5d82fcb75521eabdd23dd99ef32eb96f407f96a1a@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/97fc033dad4233a5d82fcb75521eabdd23dd99ef32eb96f407f96a1a%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/956995acee0d8bc046f1df0a55b7fbeb65dd2f82864e5de1078bacb0@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/956995acee0d8bc046f1df0a55b7fbeb65dd2f82864e5de1078bacb0%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/918ec15a80fc766ff46c5d769cb8efc88fed6674faadd61a7105166b@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/918ec15a80fc766ff46c5d769cb8efc88fed6674faadd61a7105166b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8e2bdfabd5b14836aa3cf900aa0a62ff9f4e22a518bb4e553ebcf55f@%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8e2bdfabd5b14836aa3cf900aa0a62ff9f4e22a518bb4e553ebcf55f%40%3Cissues.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88c497eead24ed517a2bb3159d3dc48725c215e97fe7a98b2cf3ea25@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88c497eead24ed517a2bb3159d3dc48725c215e97fe7a98b2cf3ea25%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150710065242/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140618110851/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67121
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMMONSBEANUTILS-30077
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0006
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20140911-0001
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-09
CVSS score
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- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils- Disclosed
- 10.06.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-p66x-2cv9-qq3v - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 06.2020 05.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 3
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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