CVE-2005-3745

Public Exploit

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 36.38% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory hacktics.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0161.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2525	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21021	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15512	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.hacktics.com/AdvStrutsNov05.html	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417296/30/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0157.html	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015257	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/197	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17677	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18341	third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02c2d634fa74209d941c90f9a4cd36a6f12366ca65f9b90446ff2de3%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf482c101a88445d73cc2e89dbf7f16ae00a4aa79a544a1e72b2326db%40%3Cissues.struts.apache.org%3E	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3745?: CVE-2005-3745 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3745?: To fix CVE-2005-3745, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3745 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3745 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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