CVE-2021-42575: Policies not properly enforced in OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer

CVE-2021-42575 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-10-19

Policies not properly enforced in OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer

Technologies: com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-42575 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-42575 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-42575?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20211018.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-42575?
Yes. com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven): upgrade to 20211018.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-42575?
Check whether you run com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven): upgrade to 20211018.1 or later
    # set com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer to 20211018.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=20211018.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-42575
  • GHSA-3w73-fmf3-hg5c

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