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CVE-2011-1772

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in XWork in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.2.3, and OpenSymphony XWork in OpenSymphony WebWork, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) an action name, (2) the action attribute of an s:submit element, or (3) the method attribute of an s:submit element.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1772 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apache, from opensymphony, from opensymphony organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-05-13T17:05:44.267

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	struts	2.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.3	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.4	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.5	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.6	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.7	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.8	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.9	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.10	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.11	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.11.1	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.11.2	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.12	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.13	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.0.14	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.0	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.1	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.2	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.3	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.4	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.5	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.6	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.8	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.1.8.1	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.2.1	Yes
Application	apache	struts	2.2.1.1	Yes
Application	opensymphony	webwork	*	Yes
Application	opensymphony	xwork	*	Yes

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25435092/index.html ([email protected])
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000106 ([email protected])
http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/Struts_2_XWork_WebWork_XSS_in_error_pages.html ([email protected])
http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/apache-struts-2-xwork-webwork-reflected.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://struts.apache.org/2.2.3/docs/version-notes-223.html ([email protected])
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-006.html Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47784 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.ventuneac.net/security-advisories/MVSA-11-006 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1198 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3579 Patch ([email protected])
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25435092/index.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2011-000106 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/Struts_2_XWork_WebWork_XSS_in_error_pages.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/apache-struts-2-xwork-webwork-reflected.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://struts.apache.org/2.2.3/docs/version-notes-223.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/s2-006.html Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47784 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ventuneac.net/security-advisories/MVSA-11-006 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1198 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3579 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.