The OWASP AntiSamy project is a collection of APIs for safely allowing users to supply their own HTML
and CSS without exposing the site to XSS vulnerabilities.
AntiSamy is a library for performing fast, configurable cleansing of HTML coming from untrusted sources. Prior to version 1.7.4, there is a potential for a mutation XSS (mXSS) vulnerability in AntiSamy caused by flawed parsing of the HTML being sanitized. To be subject to this vulnerability the `preserveComments` directive must be enabled in your policy file and also allow for certain tags at the same time. As a result, certain crafty inputs can result in elements in comment tags being interpreted as executable when using AntiSamy's sanitized output. This issue has been patched in AntiSamy 1.7.4 and later.
CVE-2023-43643 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
The OWASP AntiSamy project is a collection of APIs for safely allowing users to supply their own HTML and CSS without exposing the site to XSS vulnerabilities.
Library home page: http://www.owasp.org/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/owasp/antisamy/antisamy/1.5.3/antisamy-1.5.3.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - :x: **antisamy-1.5.3.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 03a2d50646afdd26f30b31b1f14f22aab9de8e02
Found in base branch: main
AntiSamy is a library for performing fast, configurable cleansing of HTML coming from untrusted sources. Prior to version 1.7.4, there is a potential for a mutation XSS (mXSS) vulnerability in AntiSamy caused by flawed parsing of the HTML being sanitized. To be subject to this vulnerability the `preserveComments` directive must be enabled in your policy file and also allow for certain tags at the same time. As a result, certain crafty inputs can result in elements in comment tags being interpreted as executable when using AntiSamy's sanitized output. This issue has been patched in AntiSamy 1.7.4 and later.
Publish Date: 2023-10-09
URL: CVE-2023-43643
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43643
Release Date: 2023-10-09
Fix Resolution (org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy): 1.7.4
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.owasp.esapi:esapi): 2.5.3.0
:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.