XSS in Apache Struts
CVE-2008-6682
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.x before 2.0.11.1 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors associated with improper handling of (1) " (double quote) characters in the href attribute of an s:a tag and (2) parameters in the action attribute of an s:url tag.
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: 0.056 (92.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Struts — versions 2.0.6, 2.0.8, 2.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34686 (vdb-entry)
- www.nabble.com/Feedback:-WW-2414,-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-<s:url-...>-a… (Patch)
- issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2427 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.nabble.com/Feedback:-WW-2414,-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-<s:url-...>-a… (Patch)
- issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2414 (Vendor Advisory)