How severe is CVE-2006-1548?

CVE-2006-1548 has a CVSS score of 3.7/10, rated LOW. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2006-1548?

CVE-2006-1548 affects the following packages: struts:struts (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1548?

Update struts:struts to 1.2.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2006-1548 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2006-1548 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for struts:struts, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2006-1548 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is CVE-2006-1548 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2006-1548 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-1548?

CVE-2006-1548 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 5.5%, placing it in the 93th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was CVE-2006-1548 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2006-1548 was published on May 1, 2022 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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☕ Maven

Not in CISA KEV

LOW severity

CVE-2006-1548 — struts

LOW

CVE-2006-1548 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in struts:struts. A fix is available for struts:struts — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Cross-site scripting in Apache Struts

Published

May 1, 2022

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

5.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs93th percentile — riskier than 93% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕struts:struts

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) LookupDispatchAction and possibly (2) DispatchAction and (3) ActionDispatcher in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the parameter name, which is not filtered in the resulting error message.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`struts:struts`	all versions	1.2.9`struts:struts:1.2.9`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

strutsapache

≤ 1.2.8

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for struts:struts, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update struts:struts to 1.2.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2006-1548 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

RHSA-2006:0281Red Hat Application Server 3AS

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

3.7/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

struts

8.7/10

Maintained10/10

Code-Review3/10

Dependency-Update-Tool10/10

Branch-ProtectionN/A

Vulnerabilities8/10

Assessed Nov 6, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

May 1, 2022

Last updated

Nov 8, 2023

Identifiers

CVE-2006-1548

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2006 1548 Webexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Packagegithub.com · struts

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is low severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting struts are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2025-54656CVE-2023-49735CVE-2023-34396CVE-2015-0899CVE-2016-1182CVE-2016-1181CVE-2006-1547CVE-2006-1546

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedNov 8, 2023

CVE-2006-1548 — struts

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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