OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is…
Priority LOW 16CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01366 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven): 88
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) | before 88 | 88 | Patch available | GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 88 Fixed in 88 Patch available GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 83 | Vulnerable | Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42 | Vulnerable | Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 48 | Vulnerable | Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 50 | Vulnerable | Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 74 | Vulnerable | Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 83 Vulnerable ·Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project
- cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42 Vulnerable ·Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project
- cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 48 Vulnerable ·Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project
- cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 50 Vulnerable ·Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project
- cpe:2.3:a:owasp-java-html-sanitizer_project:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 74 Vulnerable ·Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer (Maven) Fixed in 88 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v
References
Other 5
- http://owasp-java-html-sanitizer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/CHANGE_LOG.html
- https://github.com/OWASP/java-html-sanitizer/commit/2027d3df73f62eb30b7f08269f346989f03144bd
- https://github.com/OWASP/java-html-sanitizer
- https://github.com/OWASP/java-html-sanitizer/blob/35c506cfd452dba634202f13a7cc2e2a63ad7ee0/change_log.md?plain=1#L103
- https://github.com/OWASP/java-html-sanitizer/blob/35c506cfd452dba634202f13a7cc2e2a63ad7ee0/docs/cve20114457.md
Sources
- CVE-2011-4457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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