# CVE-2016-10006: In OWASP AntiSamy before 1.5.5, by submitting a specially crafted input (a tag that supports style with active content), you could bypass th

- Also known as: GHSA-683W-6H9J-57WQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.5.5
- Published: 2016-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy (Maven): fixed in 1.5.5

## Description

In OWASP AntiSamy before 1.5.5, by submitting a specially crafted input (a tag that supports style with active content), you could bypass the library protections and supply executable code. The impact is XSS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.owasp.antisamy:antisamy, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037532
- https://github.com/nahsra/antisamy/issues/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95101
- https://github.com/epicosy/VUL4J-60
- https://github.com/shoucheng3/nahsra__antisamy_CVE-2016-10006_1-5-3

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