🛡️ CVE-2008-6682 — struts2-core
Description
Apache Struts is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
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.
Weakness class
CVE-2008-6682 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2008-6682 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core (from 2.1.0 up to 2.1.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 6 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
issues.apache.org (Web)
issues.apache.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.struts:struts2-core | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 |
References
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