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CVE-2011-2088

Published: May 13, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.1%
Top 7.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

n/an/a
strutsapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
xworkopensymphony
On-prem
OSS Libraries / web-framework
webworkopensymphony
On-prem
OSS Libraries / web-framework
org.apache.struts.xwork:xwork-coreMavenOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
opensymphonyoss-projectOSS Libraries
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3579
issues.apache.org
http://secureappdev.blogspot.com/2011/05/Struts_2_XWork_WebWork_XSS_in_error_pages.html
secureappdev.blogspot.com
http://www.ventuneac.net/security-advisories/MVSA-11-006
ventuneac.net
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Timeline

Published
May 13, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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