CVE-2006-1548 Cross-site scripting in Apache Struts

What is CVE-2006-1548?

CVE-2006-1548 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Struts, published on 30 Mar 2006. 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 (1) LookupDispatchAction and possibly (2) DispatchAction and (3) ActionDispatcher in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the parameter name, which is not filtered in the resulting error message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1548?

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

Products include Apache Struts.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1548?

Upgrade struts:struts to 1.2.9 or later.

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-2006-1548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p3vw-fvwx-qcv5.