• Bug#1109378: libowasp-esapi-java: CVE-2025-5878

    From =?UTF-8?Q?Moritz_M=C3=BChlenhoff?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 16 11:30:02 2025
    Package: libowasp-esapi-java
    X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected]
    Severity: important
    Tags: security

    Hi,

    The following vulnerability was published for libowasp-esapi-java.

    CVE-2025-5878[0]:
    | A vulnerability was found in ESAPI esapi-java-legacy and classified
    | as problematic. This issue affects the interface
    | Encoder.encodeForSQL of the SQL Injection Defense. An attack leads
    | to an improper neutralization of special elements. The attack may be
    | initiated remotely and an exploit has been disclosed to the public.
    | The project was contacted early about this issue and handled it with
    | an exceptional level of professionalism. Upgrading to version
    | 2.7.0.0 is able to address this issue. Commit ID
    | f75ac2c2647a81d2cfbdc9c899f8719c240ed512 is disabling the feature by
    | default and any attempt to use it will trigger a warning. And commit
    | ID e2322914304d9b1c52523ff24be495b7832f6a56 is updating the
    | misleading Java class documentation to warn about the risks.

    https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/commit/f75ac2c2647a81d2cfbdc9c899f8719c240ed512 (esapi-2.7.0.0)
    https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/commit/e2322914304d9b1c52523ff24be495b7832f6a56 (esapi-2.7.0.0)


    If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
    CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

    For further information see:

    [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5878
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5878

    Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

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