CVE-2008-6682

Apache Struts is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

5.61%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-6682
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-6682
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4358 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4358
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8 No score

Apache Struts is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Record: GHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8 No score

Apache Struts is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Record: GHSA-jgcr-9c2q-rvp8
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache struts

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.struts:struts2-core` Maven	2.0.0 up to 2.0.11.1	2.0.11.1
`org.apache.struts:struts2-core` Maven	2.1.0 up to 2.1.1	2.1.1
`org.apache.struts:struts2-core` Maven	2.0.0 up to 2.0.11.1, plus listed versions 2.0.112.0.52.0.62.0.82.0.9	2.0.11.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-6682 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Struts, published April 9, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.61%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.struts:struts2-core 2.0.11.1.

References

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