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CVE-2016-2162

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Date: April 12, 2016

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.25 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.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (10)

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

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE-79

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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