The Apache Struts group is pleased to announce that Struts 2.5.8 is available as a “General Availability” release. The GA designation is our highest quality grade.
Apache Struts 2 is an elegant, extensible framework for creating enterprise-ready Java web applications. The framework is designed to streamline the full development cycle, from building, to deploying, to maintaining applications over time. This release addresses one potential security vulnerability: - Possible DoS attack when using URLValidator - S2-044 Also this release contains several breaking changes and improvements just to mention few of them: - Included XSL files’ URI not being resolved for actions with result type="xslt", see WW-2561 - ConcurrentModificationException using s:iterator (intermittent), see WW-3019 - ObjectFactory reporting ERROR’s when you attempt to set parameters on a Redirect result, see WW-3170 - preselect values in <s:optgroup>, see WW-4367 - File upload error message always in default language, see WW-4636 - Can no longer clear parameter on a <s:url> tag, see WW-4701 - List based parameters no longer work when there is only one value, see WW-4702 - NullPointerException in ActionSupport when use ModelDriven, see WW-4703 - Multiselect parameter behavior different between struts 2.5.5 and 2.5.1, see WW-4707 - Invalid field value for field “id”, see WW-4709 - Scope interceptor always resets because of org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpParameters, see WW-4715 - focusElement form attribute not working, see WW-4718 - Portlet Issue with I18Interceptor, see WW-4722 - Allow <constant/> value substitution in XML configuration, see WW-4698 - Upgrade to latest OGNL version, see WW-4704 - Add support for long type to <s:date> tag, see WW-4705 - Disallow access to HttpParameters.toMap, see WW-4710 - <s:text/> tag should not evaluate defaultMessage against a ValueStack by default, see WW-4711 - TextProviderHelper#getText() should perform cleaning of defaultMessage, see WW-4712 - Refactor file upload support to allow create virtual representation of java.io.File, see WW-4717 - Move DefaultClassFinder into Convention plugin, see WW-4719 - HttpParameters should behave like a Map, see WW-4720 - Add support for roundingMode in <s:number/> tag, see WW-4721 Version notes http://struts.apache.org/docs/version-notes-258.html All developers are strongly advised to perform this action. The 2.5.x series of the Apache Struts framework has a minimum requirement of the following specification versions: Servlet API 2.4, JSP API 2.0, and Java 7. Should any issues arise with your use of any version of the Struts framework, please post your comments to the user list, and, if appropriate, file a tracking ticket. You can download this version from our download page. http://struts.apache.org/download.html#struts-ga Regards -- Łukasz + 48 606 323 122 http://www.lenart.org.pl/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org
