Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-13973
CVE-2020-13973
Description
OWASP json-sanitizer before 1.2.1 allows XSS. An attacker who controls a substring of the input JSON, and controls another substring adjacent to a SCRIPT element in which the output is embedded as JavaScript, may be able to confuse the HTML parser as to where the SCRIPT element ends, and cause non-script content to be interpreted as JavaScript.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.mikesamuel:json-sanitizerMaven | < 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 |
Affected products
2- OWASP/json-sanitizerdescription
Patches
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References
3- github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8jj-899q-8x3jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13973ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/OWASP/json-sanitizer/pull/20ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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