Version Notes 2.5.1

These are the notes for the Struts 2.5.1 distribution.

For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.5

• If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
  <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.5.1</version>
</dependency>

You can also use Struts Archetype Catalog like below

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

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

Internal Changes

•  All security patches applied to version Struts 2.3.29 were also applied to this version (just in case)
•  Possible DoS attack when using URLValidator S2-041
• [WW-4558] - contentType override ignored for JSONInterceptor
• [WW-4618] - MessageStorePreResultListener doesn't store messages for 3rd-party RedirectResult subclasses
• [WW-4622] - [struts2-tiles-plugin] [2.3.28] [StrutsWildcardServletTilesApplicationContext] getRealPath
• [WW-4626] - EmailValidator flags .cat emails as invalid
• [WW-4632] - SMI cannot be disabled
• [WW-4634] - Centre alignment doesn't seem to work in Velocity tags
• [WW-4637] - Unable to process Jar entry (javassist-3.20.0-GA.jar)
• [WW-4643] - Strict Method Invocation breaks Action-Less Results
• [WW-4640] - When method is not allowed throw exception with meanigful message
• [WW-4644] - update struts2 bom

Issue Detail

• JIRA Release Notes 2.5.1

Issue List

• Struts 2.5.1 DONE
• Struts 2.5.x TODO

Other resources

• Commit Logs
• Source Code Repository