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
Published Apr 9, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.61%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05614) | 92.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05614) | 91.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01362) | 79.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03328) | 86.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 84.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 82.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01007) | 81.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.24% (0.04240) | 87.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04240) | 86.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04240) | 69.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449i20.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34686 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/09147ffad2b3046ed21af0f524c5088e2ac551e6
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/bd3f2f59c9b09f70aed3ebab6bb69b464ee2d6cb
- https://github.com/apache/struts/commit/dae026a0f0511f83852053bae9d5a622e7f80486
- https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2414 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2427 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6682
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080610075918/http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449i20.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112834/http://www.nabble.com/Feedback%3A-WW-2414%2C-XSS-attack-is-possible-if-using-%3Cs%3Aurl-...%3E-and-%3Cs%3Aa-...%3E-td14771449.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229155553/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34686
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