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These are the notes for the Struts 2.2.2 3 distribution.

For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.2.1.1

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<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
  <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.2.2<3</version>
</dependency>

You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://struts.apache.org/2.2.23/

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>apache.nexus</id>
    <name>ASF Nexus Staging</name>
    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-groupstaging/</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>

Internal Changes

• Two important vulnerability were solved with this release:
  • XSS vulnerability in javatemplates plugin
  • Struts 2 <s:submit> XSS vulnerability
• OGNL was upgraded to version 3.0.1 which includes Javassist library, so you don't have to specify it as a separated dependency in your project
• Shade of Commons library using maven-shade-plugin was removed from Struts 2 Core and other modules
• The whole project was adjusted to Maven 3 requirements
• Add ability to control devMode per request
• Many fixes and extensions to JSON plugin and REST plugin

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.2.2 3

Issue List

• Struts 2.2.2 3 DONE
• Struts 2.3 TODO

Other resources

• Commit Logs (Struts 1 and Struts 2)
• Source Code Repository (includes change browsing)