CVE-2008-6682

N/A Unknown
Published: April 09, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.x before 2.0.11.1 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors associated with improper handling of (1) " (double quote) characters in the href attribute of an s:a tag and (2) parameters in the action attribute of an s:url tag.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449i20.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34686
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2414
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2427
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449i20.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

apache

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