CVE-2022-36033

MEDIUM

jsoup < 1.15.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via JavaScript URL with Control Characters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 subsequently clicks that link. If the non-default `SafeList.preserveRelativeLinks` option is enabled, HTML including `javascript:` URLs that have been crafted with control characters will not be sanitized. If the site that this HTML is published on does not set a Content Security Policy, an XSS attack is then possible. This issue is patched in jsoup 1.15.3. Users should upgrade to this version. Additionally, as the unsanitized input may have been persisted, old content should be cleaned again using the updated version. To remediate this issue without immediately upgrading: - disable `SafeList.preserveRelativeLinks`, which will rewrite input URLs as absolute URLs - ensure an appropriate [Content Security Policy](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP) is defined. (This should be used regardless of upgrading, as a defence-in-depth best practice.)

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 82.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79 CWE-87
Status published
Products (5)
jsoup/jsoup < 1.15.3
netapp/management_services_for_element_software
netapp/management_services_for_netapp_hci
netapp/oncommand_workflow_automation
org.jsoup/jsoup 0 - 1.15.3Maven
Published Aug 29, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026