# CVE-2005-3745: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts 1.2.7, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web

- Also known as: GHSA-9CJH-QMVX-436C
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.struts:struts-core (Maven): through 1.2.7

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts 1.2.7, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly quoted or filtered when the request handler generates an error message.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.struts:struts-core, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0161.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2525
- http://www.osvdb.org/21021
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15512
- http://www.hacktics.com/AdvStrutsNov05.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417296/30/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0157.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015257
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/197
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18341
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02c2d634fa74209d941c90f9a4cd36a6f12366ca65f9b90446ff2de3%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf482c101a88445d73cc2e89dbf7f16ae00a4aa79a544a1e72b2326db%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26542

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