So the statement about Backwards Compatibility on
http://struts.apache.org/release/2.3.x/docs/s2-018.html  is incorrect?

*Backward Compatibility*
After upgrading to Struts >= 2.3.15.2, applications using the "action:"
should still work as expected.

This doesn't appear to be true.


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Markus Fischer <markus.fisc...@knipp.de>wrote:

>
> >> Do you have any idea when the a release fixing the issue can be
> >> available? And is there any chance to get more information about the
> >> specifics of the vulnerability behind S2-018?
> >
> > It should be soon, patch is under review. I cannot share any details
> > now about the vulnerability.
>
> Many thanks, Lukasz.
>
> >> We are currently considering to filter out "action:” elements via URL
> >> rewriting, but without knowing any further details we cannot be sure
> >> that that will prevent the potential exploit.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "filter out by url rewriting" but maybe
> > you could share your solution here? And it looks like the right
> > direction.
>
> I'll check if that is feasible and post here if I think it can be useful
> for someone else.
>
> Best regards,
> Markus
>
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