CVE-2023-34624
htmlcleaner vulnerable to stack exhaustion
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
CVE-2023-34624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
CVE-2023-34624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1838
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1838- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp
htmlcleaner vulnerable to stack exhaustion
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner through version 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
CVE-2023-34624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-34624
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp
htmlcleaner vulnerable to stack exhaustion
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner through version 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
GHSA-jv4x-j47q-6qvp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-34624
An issue was discovered htmlcleaner thru = 2.28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34624- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6683-1 No score
libhtmlcleaner-java vulnerability
It was discovered that HtmlCleaner incorrectly handled certain html documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash.
- Record
USN-6683-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleanerMaven |
before 2.29 | 2.29 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaDebian:12 |
before 2.26-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 2.26-1 |
2.26-1+deb12u1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaDebian:13 |
before 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaDebian:14 |
before 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaDebian:10 |
before 2.21-5+deb10u1, plus listed versions 2.21-5 |
2.21-5+deb10u1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaDebian:11 |
before 2.24-1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 2.24-1 |
2.24-1+deb11u1 |
net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleanerMaven |
before 2.29, plus listed versions 2.102.112.122.132.14 Show 23 moreShow less2.152.162.172.182.192.22.2.12.202.212.222.232.242.252.262.272.282.42.52.62.6.12.72.82.9 |
2.29 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 2.21-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 2.2-12.21-2 |
2.21-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 2.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 2.22-22.23-1 |
2.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
libhtmlcleaner-javaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 2.24-1 |
2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 |
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-2023-34624 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Htmlcleaner Project Htmlcleaner, published June 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in net.sourceforge.htmlcleaner:htmlcleaner 2.29.