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CVE-2015-5169: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on "Problem Report" screen

September 25, 2017 (updated November 23, 2018)

When 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.

References

  • struts.apache.org/docs/s2-025.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.3.16.3

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.20

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.20 or above.

Impact 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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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/org.apache.struts/struts2-core/CVE-2015-5169.yml

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