CVE-2023-1932

Name: CVE-2023-1932
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-11-07T10:15:04.507+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-1932 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.45%

36.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Codeready Studio	12.0
Redhat	Jboss Enterprise Application Platform	All versions
Redhat	Jboss Enterprise Application Platform	7.0.0
Redhat	Openstack Platform	13.0
Redhat	Single Sign-On	7.0
Hibernate	Hibernate-Validator	< 6.2

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1932Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809444Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 7, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-1932?

How severe is CVE-2023-1932?

CVE-2023-1932 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1932?

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Source: NVD / NIST