USN-8181-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8181-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8181-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2026-04-16T17:56:26Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-17T10:14:31.036424425Z
- Summary
- libowasp-esapi-java vulnerabilities
- Details
-
Jaroslav Lobačevski discovered that ESAPI incorrectly validated directory paths during path verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass directory validation checks, leading to control-flow bypass. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23457)
Kevin W. Wall and Sebastian Passaro discovered that ESAPI did not properly sanitize javascript URLs because of an incorrect regular expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-24891)
Longlong Gong discovered that ESAPI did not properly neutralize special elements during SQL injection defense. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection. (CVE-2025-5878)
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libowasp-esapi-java
Package
- Name
- libowasp-esapi-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libowasp-esapi-java@2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "libowasp-esapi-java"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-23457",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-24891",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2025-5878",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libowasp-esapi-java
Package
- Name
- libowasp-esapi-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libowasp-esapi-java@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "libowasp-esapi-java"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-23457",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-24891",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2025-5878",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libowasp-esapi-java
Package
- Name
- libowasp-esapi-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libowasp-esapi-java@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "libowasp-esapi-java"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-23457",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-24891",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2025-5878",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / libowasp-esapi-java
Package
- Name
- libowasp-esapi-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libowasp-esapi-java@2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "libowasp-esapi-java"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Database specific
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-23457",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2022-24891",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2025-5878",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
}
]
}
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libowasp-esapi-java
Package
- Name
- libowasp-esapi-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libowasp-esapi-java@2.4.0.0-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.4.0.0-2ubuntu0.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.4.0.0-2ubuntu0.1",
"binary_name": "libowasp-esapi-java"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8181-1.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2025-5878",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
]
}
]
}