CVE-2025-66021 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer, specifically version 20240325.1. This flaw occurs when the HtmlPolicyBuilder permits 'noscript' and 'style' tags with 'allowTextIn' inside the style tag, allowing crafted payloads to bypass sanitization. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no known patch, active exploitation, or publicly available exploit code, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20240325.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:java_html_sanitizer:20240325.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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