JTidy is a Java port of HTML Tidy, a HTML syntax checker and pretty printer. Like its non-Java cousin, JTidy can be
used as a tool for cleaning up malformed and faulty HTML. In addition, JTidy provides a DOM interface to the
document that is being processed, which effectively makes you able to use JTidy as a DOM parser for real-world HTML.
An issue was discovered jtidy thru r938 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
CVE-2023-34623 - High Severity Vulnerability
JTidy is a Java port of HTML Tidy, a HTML syntax checker and pretty printer. Like its non-Java cousin, JTidy can be used as a tool for cleaning up malformed and faulty HTML. In addition, JTidy provides a DOM interface to the document that is being processed, which effectively makes you able to use JTidy as a DOM parser for real-world HTML.
Library home page: http://jtidy.sourceforge.net
Path to vulnerable library: /spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build/local-m2-repository/net/sf/jtidy/jtidy/r938/jtidy-r938.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jtidy-r938.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 275c27d9dd5c88d8db426ebfb734d89d3f8e7412
Found in base branch: master
An issue was discovered jtidy thru r938 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
Publish Date: 2023-06-14
URL: CVE-2023-34623
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Release Date: 2023-06-14
Fix Resolution: com.github.jtidy:jtidy:1.0.4
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