These are the notes for the Struts 2.5.17 distribution.
For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.5.16
- If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
Maven Dependency
<dependency> <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId> <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId> <version>2.5.17</version> </dependency>
You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below
Struts Archetype Catalog
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://struts.apache.org/
Staging Repository
<repositories> <repository> <id>apache.nexus</id> <name>ASF Nexus Staging</name> <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url> </repository> </repositories>
Internal Changes
- Possible Remote Code Execution when using results with no namespace, see S2-057
- Critical overall proactive security improvements
Dependency
- [WW-4950] - Upgrade Jackson libs to 2.9.5
This release contains critical overall proactive security improvements in addition to fixes related to S2-057 (please read it carefully also!).