CVE-2012-1006 Apache Struts Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities

What is CVE-2012-1006?

CVE-2012-1006 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Struts, published on 7 Feb 2012. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.14 and 2.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name or (2) lastName parameter to struts2-showcase/person/editPerson.action, or the (3) clientName parameter to struts2-rest-showcase/orders.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1006?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.struts:struts2-parent. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Struts.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1006?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-parent to a fixed version for your release line: 2.1.2 or 2.2.3.1.

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-2012-1006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-cmpm-jg8r-fv37.