Improper Input Validation Affecting struts:struts package, versions [1.0.2,)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
42.77% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-STRUTS-31356
  • published13 Jun 2016
  • disclosed13 Jun 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-1182  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

struts:struts 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.

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