SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-2162

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.25 does not sanitize text in the Locale object constructed by I18NInterceptor, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving language display.

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 7.78%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Apache Struts 2.x before 2.3.25 does not sanitize text in the Locale object constructed by I18NInterceptor, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving language display.

CVSS 3.0
6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
7.78% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
apache/struts
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.