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MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5169
Apache Struts Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts before 2.3.20.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 23, 2018, 3:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5169 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5169 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache struts
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-5169.

URL Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95989300/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000125.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76625 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260087 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-025.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
104 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2022, 5:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 108 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5169 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.19 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.3.16.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000125.html No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000125.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260087 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260087 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-025.html No Types Assigned https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-025.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95989300/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95989300/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76625 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76625 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.48 }} 0.00%

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0.72112

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