CVE-2022-36033 — jsoup is a Java HTML parser, built for HTML editing, cleaning, scraping, and cro

jsoup is a Java HTML parser, built for HTML editing, cleaning, scraping, and cross-site scripting (XSS) safety. jsoup may incorrectly sanitize HTML including `javascript:` URL expressions, which could allow XSS attacks when a reader subsequently clicks that link. If the non-defau

01What is this vulnerability?

jsoup is a Java HTML parser, built for HTML editing, cleaning, scraping, and cross-site scripting (XSS) safety. jsoup may incorrectly sanitize HTML including `javascript:` URL expressions, which could allow XSS attacks when a reader subsequently clicks that link. If the non-default `SafeList.preserveRelativeLinks` option is enabled, HTML including `javascript:` URLs that have been crafted with…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
jhy	jsoup	< 1.15.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-22T17:41:13.666Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/jhy/jsoup/security/advisories/GHSA-gp7f-rwcx-9369
• github.com — https://github.com/jhy/jsoup/releases/tag/jsoup-1.15.3
• jsoup.org — https://jsoup.org/news/release-1.15.3
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0006/