OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer is vulnerable to XSS via noscript tag and improper style tag sanitization (OWASP java-html-sanitizer)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer is a configureable HTML Sanitizer written in Java, allowing inclusion of HTML authored by third-parties in web applications while protecting against XSS. In version 20240325.1, OWASP java html sanitizer is vulnerable to XSS if HtmlPolicyBuilder allows noscript and style tags with allowTextIn inside the style tag. This could lead to XSS if the payload is crafted in such a way that it does not sanitise the CSS and allows tags which is not mentioned in HTML policy. At time of publication no known patch is available.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-g9gq-3pfx-2gw2 — OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer is vulnerable to XSS via noscript tag and improper style tag sanitization
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-199654
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-66021
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0917 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle PeopleSoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:owasp:java_html_sanitizer:20240325.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| OWASP · java-html-sanitizer | affected = 20240325.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |