Antisamy
CVE-2021-35043
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 59 maven packages depend on org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (8 direct, 52 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.5.7.
DescriptionNVD
OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.4 allows XSS via HTML attributes when using the HTML output serializer (XHTML is not affected). This was demonstrated by a javascript: URL with : as the replacement for the : character.
AnalysisAI
OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.4 allows XSS via HTML attributes when using the HTML output serializer (XHTML is not affected). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.4 allows XSS via HTML attributes when using the HTML output serializer (XHTML is not affected). This was demonstrated by a javascript: URL with : as the replacement for the : character. Affected products include: Antisamy Project Antisamy, Oracle Retail Back Office, Oracle Retail Central Office, Oracle Retail Returns Management, Oracle Banking Enterprise Default Management. Version information: before 1.6.4.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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OWASP AntiSamy before 1.5.7 allows XSS via HTML5 entities, as demonstrated by use of : to construct a javascript:
In OWASP AntiSamy before 1.5.5, by submitting a specially crafted input (a tag that supports style with active content),
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OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.7 allows XSS via HTML tag smuggling on STYLE content with crafted input. Rated medium severity
OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.6 allows XSS via HTML tag smuggling on STYLE content with crafted input. Rated medium severity
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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