Apache Struts 2.0.14/2.2.3 struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apache Struts 2.0.14/2.2.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action of the component struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-1006. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Struts 2.0.14/2.2.3 (Programming Tool Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action of the component struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.14 and 2.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) lastName parameter to struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action, or the (3) clientName parameter to struts2-rest-showcase/orders.

The bug was discovered 07/21/2011. The weakness was published 02/01/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1006 since 02/06/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by SecPod Research and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 195 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60096 (Apache Struts 2 struts2-showcase edit-person.action Persistent XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 2.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72888), Exploit-DB (18452), Tenable (60096), SecurityFocus (BID 51902†) and OSVDB (78990†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4597, VDB-4596 and VDB-4598. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: SecPod Research
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Nessus ID: 60096
Nessus Name: Apache Struts 2 struts2-showcase edit-person.action Persistent XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 802422
OpenVAS Name: Apache Struts Showcase Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Struts 2.3.3

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07/21/2011 🔍
02/01/2012 +195 days 🔍
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02/02/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2012 +4 days 🔍
02/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2012 +14 days 🔍
07/23/2012 +153 days 🔍
12/05/2024 +4517 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-1006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4595
X-Force: 72888 - Apache Struts lastName cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 51902 - Apache Struts Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 78990

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 12/05/2024 00:31
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (65), 09/03/2017 14:53 (14), 03/20/2021 16:47 (3), 12/05/2024 00:31 (18)
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