These are the notes for the Struts 2.3.20 distribution.
For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.3.20
- If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
- Another quick-start entry point is the blank application. Rename and deploy the WAR as a starting point for your own development.
Maven Dependency
<dependency> <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId> <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId> <version>2.3.20.1</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
This release contains fix related to S2-024 security bulletin, please read it carefully!
Please read information about new internal security mechanism introduced with this version, it can have impact on your application! With version 2.3.20 new internal security mechanism was introduced, if you were setting excludeParams in your struts.xml you should remove it as this overlaps those patterns defined by the framework itself. Read more here.