CVE-2011-1772

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XWork in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.2.3, and OpenSymphony XWork in OpenSymphony WebWork, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) an action name, (2) the action attribute of an s:submit element, or (3) the method attribute of an s:submit element.

Affected products

• apache / Struts2.0.0 – 2.0.0
• apache / Struts2.0.1 – 2.0.1
• apache / Struts2.0.2 – 2.0.2
• apache / Struts2.0.3 – 2.0.3
• apache / Struts2.0.4 – 2.0.4
• apache / Struts2.0.5 – 2.0.5
• apache / Struts2.0.6 – 2.0.6
• apache / Struts2.0.7 – 2.0.7
• apache / Struts2.0.8 – 2.0.8
• apache / Struts2.0.9 – 2.0.9
• apache / Struts2.0.10 – 2.0.10
• apache / Struts2.0.11 – 2.0.11
• apache / Struts2.0.11.1 – 2.0.11.1
• apache / Struts2.0.11.2 – 2.0.11.2
• apache / Struts2.0.12 – 2.0.12
• apache / Struts2.0.13 – 2.0.13
• apache / Struts2.0.14 – 2.0.14
• apache / Struts2.1.0 – 2.1.0
• apache / Struts2.1.1 – 2.1.1
• apache / Struts2.1.2 – 2.1.2
• apache / Struts2.1.3 – 2.1.3
• apache / Struts2.1.4 – 2.1.4
• apache / Struts2.1.5 – 2.1.5
• apache / Struts2.1.6 – 2.1.6
• apache / Struts2.1.8 – 2.1.8
• apache / Struts2.1.8.1 – 2.1.8.1
• apache / Struts2.2.1 – 2.2.1
• apache / Struts2.2.1.1 – 2.2.1.1
• opensymphony / webwork
• opensymphony / xwork

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbApache Struts 2.0.0 < 2.2.1.1 - XWork 's:submit' HTML Tag Cross-Site Scriptingby Dr. Marian Ventuneac

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1198
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47784
• MISChttp://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-006.html
• MISChttp://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000106
• MISChttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25435092/index.html
• MISChttp://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/Struts_2_XWork_WebWork_XSS_in_error_pages.html
• MISChttp://struts.apache.org/2.2.3/docs/version-notes-223.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ventuneac.net/security-advisories/MVSA-11-006
• MISChttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3579
• MISChttp://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/apache-struts-2-xwork-webwork-reflected.html