JVNDB-2015-000125

Apache Struts vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Apache Struts provided by the Apache Software Foundation is a software framework for creating Java web applications. Apache Struts contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability when devMode is left turned on.

Masaki Yoshikawa of LAC Co., Ltd. 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 web browser.

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

[Apply a Workaround]
If an update cannot be applied, the following workaround can mitigate the affects of this vulnerability.
-Turn off devMode

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 Software Foundation : devMode
• Apache Struts : Apache Struts 1 End-Of-Life (EOL) Announcement

Red Hat, Inc.

• Red Hat Bugzilla : Bug 1260087

NEC Corporation

• NEC Security Information : NV17-016 (in Japanese)

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

1. CVE-2015-5169

1. JVN : JVN#95989300
2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2015-5169

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