OWASP HTML Sanitizer allows redirecting to an arbitrary URL when JavaScript is disabled
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer | < 88 | 88 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4457
- 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
- http://code.google.com/p/owasp-java-html-sanitizer/wiki/CVE20114457
- http://owasp-java-html-sanitizer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/CHANGE_LOG.html
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer
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
- 3
- First → latest
- 10.2021 11.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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