Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in Apache Struts 1 ActionServlet

CVE-2016-1182 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 does not properly restrict the Validator configuration, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cause a denial of service via crafted input, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.

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