XSS in Apache Struts
CVE-2008-2025
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts before 1.2.9-162.31.1 on SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 11, before 1.2.9-108.2 on SUSE openSUSE 10.3, before 1.2.9-198.2 on SUSE openSUSE 11.0, and before 1.2.9-162.163.2 on SUSE openSUSE 11.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "insufficient quoting of parameters."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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: 0.079 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Struts — versions 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.2.4
- Novell SUSE Linux — versions 11
- openSUSE — versions 10.3, 11.0, 11.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/34567 (third-party-advisory)
- download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-struts-5872.xml (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/34642 (third-party-advisory)
- support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2025.html
- osvdb.org/53380 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2008-2025
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2025?
- CVE-2008-2025 is a vulnerability in Apache Struts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2009-04-09.
- Is CVE-2008-2025 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.