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CVE-2006-1546

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1546 describes a vulnerability in Apache Struts versions prior to 1.2.9, allowing remote attackers to bypass validation. By including a specific 'CANCEL' parameter in a request, attackers could cause an action to be canceled without proper detection by applications not implementing the 'isCancelled' check. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no authentication or complex attack conditions. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:struts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0614 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: struts:strutsFixed in: 1.2.9
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Application Server 3AS
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vf8g-mpmw-qv87high

Apache Struts vulnerable to Improper Input Validation

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2006-1546Moderate

struts bypass validation

Mar 22, 2006

References

issues.apache.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
lists.suse.com / archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/struts-dev/200601.mbox/%3cdr169r%24623%242%40sea.gmane.org%3e
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/struts-user/200601.mbox/%3c20060121221800.15814.qmail%40web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com%3e
secunia.com / advisories/19493
secunia.com / advisories/20117
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25612
struts.apache.org / struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html
securityfocus.com / bid/17342
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1205