Cross-site Scripting in org.owasp.esapi:esapi
Impact
There is a potential for an XSS vulnerability in ESAPI caused by a incorrect regular expression for "onsiteURL" in the antisamy-esapi.xml configuration file that can cause URLs with the "javascript:" scheme to NOT be sanitized. See the reference below for full details.
Patches
Patched in ESAPI 2.3.0.0 and later. See important remediation details in the reference given below.
Workarounds
Manually edit your antisamy-esapi.xml configuration files to change the "onsiteURL" regular expression as per remediation instructions in the reference below.
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email one of the project co-leaders. See email addresses listed on the OWASP ESAPI wiki page, under "Leaders".
- Send email to one of the two ESAPI related Google Groups listed under Where to Find More Information on ESAPI on our README.md page.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.owasp.esapi:esapi | < 2.3.0.0 | 2.3.0.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/security/advisories/GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24891
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin8.pdf
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.3.0.0-release-notes.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00010.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0014
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.owasp.esapi:esapi- Disclosed
- 27.04.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.owasp.esapi:esapi
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 08.2021 11.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 4
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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