GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
Cross-site Scripting in org.owasp.esapi:esapi
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.owasp.esapi:esapi | < 2.3.0.0 | 2.3.0.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### 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
[Security Bulletin 8](https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/ESAPI-security-bulletin8.pdf)
### 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](https://owasp.org/www-project-enterprise-security-api/) page, under "Leaders".
* Send email to one of the two ESAPI related Google Groups listed under [Where to Find More Information on ESAPI](https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy#where-to-find-more-information-on-esapi) on our [README.md](https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy#readme) page.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- 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