CVE-2015-5169 json
Cross-site Scripting in Apache Struts
published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-vwhv-j36g-5rm8 , EUVD-2022-5443
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.5%
- EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts before 2.3.20.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.3.20
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What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5169 updated cvss 2.6
struts: XSS vulnerability when devMode is turned on
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Red Hat Satellite 5 strutsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
7.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.struts:struts2-core | <2.3.20 |
2.3.20 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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struts.apache.org
/docs/s2-025.html
web, vendor-advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/76625
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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jvndb.jvn.jp
/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000125.html
third-party-advisory, web, vdb-entry
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1260087
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN95989300/index.html
third-party-advisory, web, vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5169
advisory
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github.com
/apache/struts
package
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5169
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vwhv-j36g-5rm8
- NVD CVE-2015-5169
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