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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in com.opensymphony:xwork

CVE-2016-2162

  • com.opensymphony:xwork
  • com.opensymphony:xwork-core
  • opensymphony:xwork
  • opensymphony:xwork-2.0-beta
  • org.apache.struts:struts2-core
  • org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-core
Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.25 does not sanitize text in the Locale object constructed by I18NInterceptor, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving language display.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published