CVE-2023-1932
Hibernate-validator: rendering of invalid html with safehtml leads to html injection and xss
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
Description
A flaw was found in hibernate-validator's 'isValid' method in the org.hibernate.validator.internal.constraintvalidators.hv.SafeHtmlValidator class, which can be bypassed by omitting the tag ending in a less-than character. Browsers may render an invalid html, allowing HTML injection or Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attacks.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Execution
Initial Access
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1932
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809444
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1932
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Timeline
Published
Nov 7, 2024
Last Updated
Jun 24, 2025
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