Struts 2 Config Browser plugin enabled

Summary#

Invicti detected that the web application is configured to use the Config Browser plugin. The Config Browser Plugin is a tool used to view the web application configuration at runtime. This plugin should be used only during development phase and access to it should be strictly restricted in production.

Impact#

The Config Browser plugin is exposing sensitive information that could help an attacker to conduct further attacks.

Actions To Take#

The Config Browser plugin can be disabled by removing the .jar file (usually named struts2-config-browser-plugin-*.jar) from WEB-INF/lib directory.

Classifications#

OWASP 2013-A5, CWE-16, CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N, OWASP 2017-A6

Struts 2 Config Browser plugin enabled

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