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Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) In org.apache.struts:struts2-core

Description

Apache Struts XSS Vulnerability 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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2016-21622. NVD-2016-21623. OSV-2016-21624. GHSA-2j4q-9fff-236j5. GCVE-2016-2162

References

1. https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/fc2179cf1ac9fbfb61e3430fa88b641d872533272. https://github.com/apache/struts/blob/f511034acd7b97e07d281169b38e2af40c94903d/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/I18nInterceptor.java3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123095722/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/850704. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801130539/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/10352725. http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-030.html

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