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GHSA-VWHV-J36G-5RM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:57 – Updated: 2022-11-03 23:01

Summary

Cross-site Scripting in Apache Struts

Details

When the Struts2 debug mode is turned on, under certain conditions an arbitrary script may be executed in the 'Problem Report' screen. Also if JSP files are exposed to be accessed directly it's possible to execute an arbitrary script.

It is generally not advisable to have debug mode switched on outside of the development environment. Debug mode should always be turned off in production setup. Also never expose JSPs files directly and hide them inside WEB-INF folder or define dedicated security constraints to block access to raw JSP files.

Struts >= 2.3.20 is not vulnerable to this attack. We recommend upgrading to Struts 2.3.20 or higher.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2015-5169 (GCVE-0-2015-5169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-25 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts before 2.3.20.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

6 references

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76625	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-025.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260087	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95989300/index.html	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN

Date Public

2015-09-04 00:00

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