Vulnerability in Apache Struts
CVE-2005-3745
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts 1.2.7, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly quoted or filtered when the request handler generates an error message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.257 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.257 · newest: 0.257 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Struts — versions 1.2.7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0161.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2525 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/21021 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15512 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.hacktics.com/AdvStrutsNov05.html (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417296/30/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0157.html (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/197 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17677 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-3745?
- CVE-2005-3745 is a vulnerability in Apache Struts. Published 2005-11-22.
- Is CVE-2005-3745 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.