An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01048 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner (Maven): 2.29
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner (Maven) | before 2.29 | 2.29 | Patch available | GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.29 Fixed in 2.29 Patch available GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:htmlcleaner_project:htmlcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.28 | Vulnerable | Htmlcleaner Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:htmlcleaner_project:htmlcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.28 Vulnerable ·Htmlcleaner Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner (Maven) Fixed in 2.29 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp
References
More Htmlcleaner Project Htmlcleaner vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-04404 Multiple race conditions in HtmlCleaner before 2.6, as used in Open-Xchange AppSuite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-34624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-34624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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