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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1ycGo5LXI4OTctd2M2cc4AAcSx

Open redirect in Apache Struts

The Struts 2 DefaultActionMapper used to support a method for short-circuit navigation state changes by prefixing parameters with "redirect:" or "redirectAction:", followed by a desired redirect target expression. This mechanism was intended to help with attaching navigational information to buttons within forms. Attackers could use this to redirect to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks.

In Struts 2 before 2.3.15.1 the information following "redirect:" or "redirectAction:" can easily be manipulated to redirect to an arbitrary location.

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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 1 year ago
Updated: 10 months ago

Identifiers: GHSA-rpj9-r897-wc6q, CVE-2013-2248
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2248
• http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-017.html
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpj9-r897-wc6q

Affected Packages