Apache Struts XSS Vulnerability

GHSA-2j4q-9fff-236j · CVE-2016-2162

Published May 17, 2022 · Modified Feb 16, 2024

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.28 does not sanitize text in the Locale object constructed by I18NInterceptor, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving language display.

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2162
WEB https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/fc2179cf1ac9fbfb61e3430fa88b641d87253327
PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/struts
WEB https://github.com/apache/struts/blob/f511034acd7b97e07d281169b38e2af40c94903d/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/I18nInterceptor.java
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20210123095722/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85070
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20210801130539/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035272
WEB http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-030.html

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