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commons-beanutils — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0114

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.

Products
commons-beanutils
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.9.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-0114
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 12:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0114

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Apr 2014, 10:49 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0114

commons-beanutils

Fixed versions: 1.9.2-1

commons-beanutils

Fixed versions: 1.9.2-1

commons-beanutils

Fixed versions: 1.9.2-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0114",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0114",
    "summary": "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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-14T19:47:23.684864921Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0114"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2014-0114",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 317553,
  "published_at": "2014-04-30T10:49:03.973+00:00"
}