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ID:9865 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Apache Struts - CVE-2011-1772
ID:9865 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Apache Struts - CVE-2011-1772
Published: May 31, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90113
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1772
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Apache Struts
Apache Struts
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and 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.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..