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CVE-2022-24891: Cross-site Scripting in org.owasp.esapi:esapi

April 27, 2022 (updated November 3, 2025)

There is a potential for an XSS vulnerability in ESAPI caused by a incorrect regular expression for “onsiteURL” in the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration file that can cause URLs with the “javascript:” scheme to NOT be sanitized. See the reference below for full details.

References

  • github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy
  • github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin8.pdf
  • github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.3.0.0-release-notes.txt
  • github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/security/advisories/GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00010.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24891
  • security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0014
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.0.0 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/org.owasp.esapi/esapi/CVE-2022-24891.yml

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