JVNDB-2015-000124

Apache Struts vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Apache Struts provided by the Apache Software Foundation is a software framework for creating web applications in Java. Apache Struts is vulnerable to cross-site scripting when JSP files can be accessed directly.

Takayoshi Isayama of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Apache Software Foundation

• Apache Struts versions prior to 2.3.20

Affects of this vulnearbility to Apache Struts 1 is unknown.
As of April 5, 2013, Apache Software Foundation has announced that Apache Strtus 1 is no longer developed or supported.

An arbitrary script may be executed on the user's Internet Explorer when the XSS filter is turned off.

[Update the software]
Update the software according to the information provided by the developer.

The developer also recommends the following:
- Place JSP files under the 'WEB-INF' folder to avoid direct access
- Add a security constraint to the web.xml file

Apache Software Foundation

• Apache Software Foundation : Announcements - 26 August 2015
• Apache Software Foundation : S2-025 - Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Debug Mode and in exposed JSP files
• Apache Software Foundation : Apache Struts2 Core Developers Guide / Security
• Apache Struts : Apache Struts 1 End-Of-Life (EOL) Announcement

NEC Corporation

• NEC Security Information : NV15-020 (in Japanese)

1. Cross-site Scripting(CWE-79) [IPA Evaluation]

1. CVE-2015-2992

1. JVN : JVN#88408929
2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2015-2992

• [2015/09/04]
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  [2015/09/07]
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  [2015/12/25]
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