diff --git a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/BeanValidationExampleAction.java b/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/BeanValidationExampleAction.java
index 67190e035..4c07f51e9 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/BeanValidationExampleAction.java
+++ b/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/BeanValidationExampleAction.java
@@ -27,22 +27,24 @@ import org.apache.struts2.convention.annotation.Namespace;
 import org.apache.struts2.convention.annotation.ParentPackage;
 import org.apache.struts2.convention.annotation.Result;
 import org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.SkipValidation;
-import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.Email;
-import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.ScriptAssert;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.URL;
 
-import javax.validation.constraints.*;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Email;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Max;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Min;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Pattern;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
 import java.util.Date;
 
-/**
- * <!-- START SNIPPET: beanValidatationExample -->
- */
+// <!-- START SNIPPET: beanValidationExample -->
 @Namespace("/bean-validation")
 @ParentPackage("bean-validation")
 @Action(results = {
-        @Result(name = "input", location = "bean-validation.jsp"),
-        @Result(name = "success", location = "/WEB-INF/validation/successFieldValidatorsExample.jsp")
+    @Result(name = "input", location = "bean-validation.jsp"),
+    @Result(name = "success", location = "/WEB-INF/validation/successFieldValidatorsExample.jsp")
 })
 @FieldMatch(first = "fieldExpressionValidatorField", second = "requiredValidatorField", message = "requiredValidatorField and fieldExpressionValidatorField are not matching")
 @ScriptAssert(lang = "javascript", script = "_this.dateValidatorField != null && _this.dateValidatorField.before(new java.util.Date())", message = "Date need to before now")
@@ -82,10 +84,10 @@ public class BeanValidationExampleAction extends ActionSupport {
     private String fieldExpressionValidatorField = null;
 
     @Action(value = "bean-validation", results = {
-            @Result(name = "success", location = "bean-validation.jsp")
+        @Result(name = "success", location = "bean-validation.jsp")
     })
     @SkipValidation
-    public String beanValidation(){
+    public String beanValidation() {
         return SUCCESS;
     }
 
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ public class BeanValidationExampleAction extends ActionSupport {
     }
 
     public void setFieldExpressionValidatorField(
-            String fieldExpressionValidatorField) {
+        String fieldExpressionValidatorField) {
         this.fieldExpressionValidatorField = fieldExpressionValidatorField;
     }
 
@@ -163,8 +165,4 @@ public class BeanValidationExampleAction extends ActionSupport {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * <!-- END SNIPPET: beanValidatationExample -->
- */
-
-
+// <!-- END SNIPPET: beanValidationExample -->
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/annotations/TypeConversion.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/annotations/TypeConversion.java
index 6c86d4a6d..eda8a585a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/annotations/TypeConversion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/annotations/TypeConversion.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *
  * <p>
  * Application wide conversion:<br>
- * The conversion rules will be assembled within the <code>xwork-conversion.properties</code> file within the classpath root.
+ * The conversion rules will be assembled within the <code>struts-conversion.properties</code> or
+ * <code>xwork-conversion.properties</code> (deprecated) file within the classpath root.
  * Set type to: <code>type = ConversionType.APPLICATION</code>
  * </p>
  * <!-- END SNIPPET: description -->
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index b59367509..aed8f05f5 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
             <version>2.0.1.Final</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
@@ -60,6 +55,17 @@
             <artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- this library is excluded in the parent pom as it clashes with Easymock dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+            <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!--
          The Java EE API modules listed below are all marked @Deprecated(forRemoval=true), because they are scheduled
@@ -94,4 +100,4 @@
 
     </dependencies>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidator.java b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidator.java
index 9ad2d19d5..40837cb74 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidator.java
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidator.java
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@
  */
 package org.apache.struts.beanvalidation.constraints.impl;
 
-import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.struts.beanvalidation.constraints.FieldMatch;
 
 import javax.validation.ConstraintValidator;
 import javax.validation.ConstraintValidatorContext;
+import java.beans.BeanInfo;
+import java.beans.Introspector;
+import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 
 public class FieldMatchValidator implements ConstraintValidator<FieldMatch, Object> {
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(FieldMatchValidator.class);
+
     private String firstFieldName;
     private String secondFieldName;
 
@@ -41,13 +44,23 @@ public class FieldMatchValidator implements ConstraintValidator<FieldMatch, Obje
 
     public boolean isValid(final Object value, final ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
         try {
-            final Object firstObj = PropertyUtils.getProperty(value, this.firstFieldName);
-            final Object secondObj = PropertyUtils.getProperty(value, this.secondFieldName);
+            final Object firstObj = readPropertyValue(value, this.firstFieldName);
+            final Object secondObj = readPropertyValue(value, this.secondFieldName);
             return firstObj == null && secondObj == null || firstObj != null && firstObj.equals(secondObj);
         } catch (final Exception ex) {
             LOG.info("Error while getting values from object", ex);
             return false;
         }
-
     }
+
+    private Object readPropertyValue(Object bean, String propertyName) throws Exception {
+        BeanInfo beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(bean.getClass());
+        for (PropertyDescriptor descriptor : beanInfo.getPropertyDescriptors()) {
+            if (propertyName.equals(descriptor.getName())) {
+                return descriptor.getReadMethod().invoke(bean);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidatorTest.java b/plugins/bean-validation/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidatorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b5608c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/src/test/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/impl/FieldMatchValidatorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.struts.beanvalidation.constraints.impl;
+
+import org.apache.struts.beanvalidation.constraints.FieldMatch;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+import javax.validation.ConstraintValidatorContext;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class FieldMatchValidatorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void matchingFields() {
+        // given
+        FieldMatchValidator validator = new FieldMatchValidator();
+        validator.initialize(FieldMatchTestBean.class.getAnnotation(FieldMatch.class));
+
+        ConstraintValidatorContext context = Mockito.mock(ConstraintValidatorContext.class);
+
+        // when
+        FieldMatchTestBean bean = new FieldMatchTestBean("12345678", "12345678");
+
+        boolean valid = validator.isValid(bean, context);
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(valid);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void notMatchingFields() {
+        // given
+        FieldMatchValidator validator = new FieldMatchValidator();
+        validator.initialize(FieldMatchTestBean.class.getAnnotation(FieldMatch.class));
+
+        ConstraintValidatorContext context = Mockito.mock(ConstraintValidatorContext.class);
+
+        // when
+        FieldMatchTestBean bean = new FieldMatchTestBean("12345678", "87654321");
+
+        boolean valid = validator.isValid(bean, context);
+
+        // then
+        assertFalse(valid);
+    }
+
+    @FieldMatch(first = "password", second = "repeatPassword")
+    public static class FieldMatchTestBean {
+        String password;
+        String repeatPassword;
+
+        public FieldMatchTestBean(String password, String repeatPassword) {
+            this.password = password;
+            this.repeatPassword = repeatPassword;
+        }
+
+        public String getPassword() {
+            return password;
+        }
+
+        public String getRepeatPassword() {
+            return repeatPassword;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc586d653..a238c0cf6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.3</version>
+                <version>4.3.1</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <!-- The mockito-core artifact and easymock artifact use different versions of objenesis (2.6 vs 3.1).
                          Excluding the older version here to pass enforcer.  When next upgrading mockito-core, confirm whether this exclusion is still required. -->