CVE-2011-2087

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in component handlers in the javatemplates (aka Java Templates) plugin in Apache Struts 2.x before 2.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an arbitrary parameter value to a .action URI, related to improper handling of value attributes in (1) FileHandler.java, (2) HiddenHandler.java, (3) PasswordHandler.java, (4) RadioHandler.java, (5) ResetHandler.java, (6) SelectHandler.java, (7) SubmitHandler.java, and (8) TextFieldHandler.java.

Published: 2011-05-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2087 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.13%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.74% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2087

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2087

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 2026-06-15 1.39% 6.13% +4.74%
2 2025-03-30 2.80% 1.39% -1.41%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.80% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2087

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2087

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2011-2087

GHSA-5pgj-r7c6-7c7w · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Struts Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2087

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2087

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2087

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache struts 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache struts 2.2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2087

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