MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-2088

Struts vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
XWork 2.2.1 in Apache Struts 2.2.1, and OpenSymphony XWork in OpenSymphony WebWork, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about internal Java class paths via vectors involving an s:submit element and a nonexistent method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1772.3.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Struts
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2011-05-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-2088

  • Confirm whether Apache Struts is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-2088.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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