XSS in Hibernate Hibernate-validator

CVE-2019-10219

A vulnerability was found in Hibernate-Validator. The SafeHtml validator annotation fails to properly sanitize payloads consisting of potentially malicious code in HTML comments and instructions. This vulnerability can result in an XSS att…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.022 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10219?
CVE-2019-10219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hibernate Hibernate-validator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-10219?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10219 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.