XSS in Jhy Jsoup

CVE-2022-36033

jsoup is a Java HTML parser, built for HTML editing, cleaning, scraping, and cross-site scripting (XSS) safety. jsoup may incorrectly sanitize HTML including `javascript:` URL expressions, which could allow XSS attacks when a reader subseq…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (63.1th 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-2022-36033?
CVE-2022-36033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jhy Jsoup, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-36033?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36033 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.