CVE-2005-3745 Apache Struts Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

What is CVE-2005-3745?

CVE-2005-3745 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Struts, published on 22 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts 1.2.7, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly quoted or filtered when the request handler generates an error message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3745?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.struts:struts-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Struts.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2005-3745 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3745 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Struts

• CVE-2020-17530 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-9791 Apache Struts 1 Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-0391 Apache Struts 2 Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-11776 Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.1

All Apache Struts vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9cjh-qmvx-436c.