What is CVE-2022-24891?

CVE-2022-24891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esapi Esapi-java-legacy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-24891?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24891 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Esapi Esapi-java-legacy

CVE-2022-24891

ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, there is a potential for a cross-site scripting vulnerability in ESAPI caused by a incorrect regular expr…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (77.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Esapi Esapi-java-legacy — versions <= 2.2.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24891?: CVE-2022-24891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esapi Esapi-java-legacy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-24891?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24891 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.