CVE-2022-24891
Cross-site Scripting in org.owasp.esapi:esapi
Impact
### 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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.owasp.esapi:esapi | <= 2.2.3.1 | 2.3.0.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Owasp | Enterprise Security Api | before 2.3.0.0 |
| Oracle | Weblogic Server | Versions 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All versions |
| Netapp | Oncommand Workflow Automation | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- 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://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/security/advisories/GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0014/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00010.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q77q-vx4q-xx6q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24891
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0014