CVE-2021-42575

Exp

The OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer before 20211018.1 does not properly enforce policies associated with the SELECT, STYLE, and OPTION elements.

Published: 2021-10-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-42575 is rated High Exploit Risk (86/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.84%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-42575

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-42575

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.72% 2.84% +2.13%
2 2025-12-28 0.97% 0.72% -0.26%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.97% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-42575

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-42575

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-42575

GHSA-3w73-fmf3-hg5c · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Policies not properly enforced in OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-42575

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42575

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-42575

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owasp java_html_sanitizer < 20211018.2 cpe:2.3:a:owasp:java_html_sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle middleware_common_libraries_and_tools 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:middleware_common_libraries_and_tools:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle middleware_common_libraries_and_tools 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:middleware_common_libraries_and_tools:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier >= 17.7, <= 17.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 18.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 19.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 20.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_unifier 21.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:21.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-42575

cvelogic Threat Intelligence