# CVE-2011-1772: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XWork in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.2.3, and OpenSymphony XWork in OpenSymphony WebWo

- Also known as: GHSA-56F8-G68R-J699
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 2.2.3
- Published: 2011-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.struts:struts2-core (Maven): fixed in 2.2.3

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47784
- http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-006.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000106
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25435092/index.html
- http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/Struts_2_XWork_WebWork_XSS_in_error_pages.html
- http://struts.apache.org/2.2.3/docs/version-notes-223.html
- http://www.ventuneac.net/security-advisories/MVSA-11-006
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3579
- http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/apache-struts-2-xwork-webwork-reflected.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35735

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