This is what worked for me:
1) add commons-logging.jar to the WEB-INF/lib folder
2) Add this jar as a maven dependency, e.g. add this to the pom.xml:
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
<version>1.2</version>
</dependency>
3) Maven install
4) Run the server.
Hope it helps.