Medium severity · published Apr 12, 2016
CVE-2016-2162
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…
6.1
CVSS
7.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ST
Struts · Apache
2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; 2.0.4; 2.0.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2162
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2162
Vendor Advisory
http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-030.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85070
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035272
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