What is CVE-2015-2992?

CVE-2015-2992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Struts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2015-2992?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Struts

CVE-2015-2992

Apache Struts before 2.3.20 has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-02-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.058 (92.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Struts
Apache Software Foundation Struts — versions before 2.3.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88408929/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000124.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76624 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200330-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2992?: CVE-2015-2992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Struts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2015-2992?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.