A validator referenced in ActionClass-validation.xml is not declared in validators.xml
Struts2 requires that custom validators be defined in validators.xml
before being used in a Action validator definition. Missing validator definitions are an indication that validation is not up to date.
Example: The following Action validator was not defined in validators.xml
.
<validators>
<validator name="required" class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.RequiredFieldValidator"/>
</validators>
[1] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 - (OWASP 2004) A1 Unvalidated Input
[2] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 - (OWASP 2010) A6 Security Misconfiguration
[3] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3 - (STIG 3) APP3510 CAT I
[4] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration - (CWE) CWE ID 101
[5] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 - (PCI 1.2) Requirement 6.3.1.1
[6] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 - (PCI 1.1) Requirement 6.5.1
[7] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 - (FISMA) SI
[8] T. Husted et al. Struts in Action: Building Web Applications with the Leading Java Framework Manning Publications
[9] The Struts2 Validation Framework The Apache Foundation