GHSA-9cjh-qmvx-436c · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Struts Cross-site scripting Vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Struts 1.2.7, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly quoted or filtered when the request handler generates an error message.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3745 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.06%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26542 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-11-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-06 | 55.84% | 59.06% | +3.23% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 64.11% | 55.84% | -8.27% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 64.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (37 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9cjh-qmvx-436c · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Struts Cross-site scripting Vulnerability
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3745 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-3745 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libstruts1.2-java), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3745 |