Kingdom: Environment

This section includes everything that is outside of the source code but is still critical to the security of the product that is being created. Because the issues covered by this kingdom are not directly related to source code, we separated it from the rest of the kingdoms.

Struts Misconfiguration: Missing Forward Path

Java/JSP

Abstract

A <forward> tag with a missing path attribute often indicates leftover debug code or a typographical error.

Explanation

A <forward> tag must have name and path attributes. It is an error to omit a path or to specify a blank path. Furthermore, all paths must start with the "/" character.

Example 1: The following <forward> tag has a missing path attribute.


    <forward name="success" />

References

[1] Apache Struts 1.3 Specification

[2] Standards Mapping - OWASP API 2023 API8 Security Misconfiguration

[3] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M1 Weak Server Side Controls

[4] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration

[5] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration

[6] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A05 Security Misconfiguration

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