What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24891?

CVE-2022-24891 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-24891?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-24891. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-24891?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-24891. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Enterprise Security Api CVE-2022-24891

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-04-27 security-advisories@github.com

XSS Enterprise Security Api Weblogic Server Active Iq Unified Manager Oncommand Workflow Automation

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 27, 2022 - 21:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

86 maven packages depend on org.owasp.esapi:esapi (11 direct, 75 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.3.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, there is a potential for a cross-site scripting vulnerability in ESAPI caused by a incorrect regular expression for "onsiteURL" in the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration file that can cause "javascript:" URLs to fail to be correctly sanitized. This issue is patched in ESAPI 2.3.0.0. As a workaround, manually edit the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration files to change the "onsiteURL" regular expression. More information about remediation of the vulnerability, including the workaround, is available in the maintainers' release notes and security bulletin.

AnalysisAI

ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

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. ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, there is a potential for a cross-site scripting vulnerability in ESAPI caused by a incorrect regular expression for "onsiteURL" in the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration file that can cause "javascript:" URLs to fail to be correctly sanitized. This issue is patched in ESAPI 2.3.0.0. As a workaround, manually edit the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration files to change the "onsiteURL" regular expression. More information about remediation of the vulnerability, including the workaround, is available in the maintainers' release notes and security bulletin. Affected products include: Owasp Enterprise Security Api, Oracle Weblogic Server, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation. Version information: version 2.3.0.0.

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.