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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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If a Struts Action Form Mapping specifies a form, it must have a validation form defined under the Struts Validator. If an action form mapping does not have a validation form defined, it may be vulnerable to a number of attacks that rely on unchecked input. | If a Struts Action Form Mapping specifies a form, it must have a validation form defined under the Struts Validator. If an action form mapping does not have a validation form defined, it may be vulnerable to a number of attacks that rely on unchecked input. | ||
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An action or a form may perform validation in other ways, but the Struts Validator provides an excellent way to verify that all input receives at least a basic level of checking. Without this approach, it is difficult, and often impossible, to establish with a high level of confidence that all input is validated. | An action or a form may perform validation in other ways, but the Struts Validator provides an excellent way to verify that all input receives at least a basic level of checking. Without this approach, it is difficult, and often impossible, to establish with a high level of confidence that all input is validated. | ||
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+ | ==Related [[Attacks]]== | ||
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+ | * [[Vulnerability 1]] | ||
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+ | ==Related [[Controls]]== | ||
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+ | * [[:Category:Input Validation]] | ||
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[[Category:Input Validation Vulnerability]] | [[Category:Input Validation Vulnerability]] | ||
[[Category:Struts]] | [[Category:Struts]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:14, 1 October 2008
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Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 10/1/2008
Vulnerabilities Table of Contents
Description
Every Action Form must have a corresponding validation form.
If a Struts Action Form Mapping specifies a form, it must have a validation form defined under the Struts Validator. If an action form mapping does not have a validation form defined, it may be vulnerable to a number of attacks that rely on unchecked input.
Unchecked input is the root cause of some of today's worst and most common software security problems. Cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and process control vulnerabilities all stem from incomplete or absent input validation. Although J2EE applications are not generally susceptible to memory corruption attacks, if a J2EE application interfaces with native code that does not perform array bounds checking, an attacker may be able to use an input validation mistake in the J2EE application to launch a buffer overflow attack.
An action or a form may perform validation in other ways, but the Struts Validator provides an excellent way to verify that all input receives at least a basic level of checking. Without this approach, it is difficult, and often impossible, to establish with a high level of confidence that all input is validated.
Risk Factors
TBD
Examples
TBD
Related Attacks
Related Vulnerabilities
Related Controls
Related Technical Impacts
References
TBD