CVE-2011-4457
OWASP HTML Sanitizer allows redirecting to an arbitrary URL when JavaScript is disabled
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
- Record
CVE-2011-4457- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
- Record
CVE-2011-4457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4744 No score
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4744- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v No score
OWASP HTML Sanitizer allows redirecting to an arbitrary URL when JavaScript is disabled
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
- Record
GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v No score
OWASP HTML Sanitizer allows redirecting to an arbitrary URL when JavaScript is disabled
OWASP HTML Sanitizer (aka owasp-java-html-sanitizer) before 88, when JavaScript is disabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted FORM element within a NOSCRIPT element.
- Record
GHSA-pcm9-fp55-563v- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizerMaven |
before 88 | 88 |
com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizerMaven |
before 88, plus listed versions 1.1r136r156r163r164 Show 6 moreShow lessr173r198r209r223r232r239 |
88 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4457 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Owasp-java-html-sanitizer Project Owasp-java-html-sanitizer, published November 17, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer 88.
References
owasp-java-html-sanitizer.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/CHANGE_LOG.html
code.google.com/p/owasp-java-html-sanitizer/wiki/CVE20114457
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4457
github.com/OWASP/java-html-sanitizer/commit/2027d3df73f62eb30b7f08269f346989f03144bd