HTML Sanitizer Vulnerability in Oracle Products
CVE-2021-42575

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Owasp

Status
Java Html Sanitizer
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 October 2021

What is CVE-2021-42575?

The OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer prior to version 20211018.1 fails to enforce adequate policies for the SELECT, STYLE, and OPTION elements, potentially allowing attackers to execute unauthorized actions or inject malicious scripts that compromise the security of web applications relying on this sanitizer.

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SoX296sMS0XoQiQbpxc5...
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.