Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting org.owasp.esapi:esapi package, versions [,2.7.0.0)
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- published30 Jun 2025
- disclosed29 Jun 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 29 Jun 2025
NewCVE-2025-5878 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.owasp.esapi:esapi to version 2.7.0.0 or higher.
Overview
org.owasp.esapi:esapi is an OWASP project to create simple strong security controls for every web platform.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements via the encodeForSQL function in th Encoder.java file. An attacker can manipulate SQL queries by supplying specially crafted input containing special elements.