CWE-109 - Struts: Validator Turned Off

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Description

Automatic filtering via a Struts bean has been turned off, which disables the Struts Validator and custom validation logic. This exposes the application to other weaknesses related to insufficient input validation.

Modes of Introduction:

– Implementation

Related Weaknesses

CWE-1173
CWE-20

Consequences

Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism

Potential Mitigations

Phase: Implementation

Description:

Ensure that an action form mapping enables validation. Set the validate field to true.

CVE References

InCWE- 109, Struts: Validator Turned Off

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