4.3

CVE-2008-6682: apache struts Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8
Published 09-04-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6682 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in apache struts. EPSS estimates a 5.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-04-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2.0.x before 2.0.11.1 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors associated with improper handling of (1) " (double quote) characters in the href attribute of an s:a tag and (2) parameters in the action attribute of an s:url tag.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.61% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • strutsEOL2.0.6 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.11 | 2.1
Org.apache.struts1 product
  • struts2-core≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.11.1 | ≥ 2.1.0, < 2.1.1

2 vendors · 2 products

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