diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 75e2b3d8d..538e757ff 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -259,9 +259,15 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>opensymphony</groupId>
+            <groupId>ognl</groupId>
             <artifactId>ognl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.11</version>
+            <version>2.7.3</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jboss</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Velocity -->