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Apache Struts: CVE-2016-1182: XSS and denial of service

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Apache Struts: CVE-2016-1182: XSS and denial of service

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/27/2017
Modified
12/31/2024

Description

ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.

Solution(s)

  • struts-cve-2016-1182-1

References

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