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Struts Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17677
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Release Date:
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2005-11-22
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Last Update:
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2006-01-12
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Popularity:
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10,039 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apache Struts 1.2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3745
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Description:
Irene Abezgauz has discovered a vulnerability in Struts, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed in the URL is not properly sanitised before bring returned to the user in a 404 error message when the requested resource do not exist. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site.
Example:
http://[host]/[code].do
The vulnerability has been confirmed in Struts version 1.2.7 on Resin, and has been reported in the same version on WebLogic 8.1 SP4 and SP5.
Solution:
Update to version 1.2.8.
http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi
Provided and/or discovered by:
Irene Abezgauz, Hacktics Ltd.
Changelog:
2006-01-12: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.hacktics.com/AdvStrutsNov05.html
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